Edward I KING OF ENGLAND

See also

Edward KING OF ENGLAND's parents: Henry III KING OF ENGLAND (1207-1272) and Eleanor de Provence ( - )

Edward KING OF ENGLAND's siblings: Eleanor of England ( - ) and Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster (1245- )

Edward I KING OF ENGLAND (1239-1307)

Name:	Edward I KING OF ENGLAND
Sex:	Male
Nickname:	Longshanks
Father:	Henry III KING OF ENGLAND (1207-1272)
Mother:	Eleanor de Provence ( - )

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	[J] 17 Jun 1239	Palace of Westminster
Death	[J] 7 Jul 1307	Burgh on Sands, Scotland
Burial		Westminster Abbey
Occupation		Monarch

Marriage

Spouse	Eleanor of Castile (1240-1290)
Children	Edward II KING OF ENGLAND (1284-1327)
Marriage	Dec 1254

Additional Information

Marriage

Eleanor of Castile (whose Spanish title originally was Infanta of Castile) was married at the age of ten to Edward of Westminster at Las Huelgas in October 1254 when he was just 15 years old. Child marriages were the custom of the time and she was then sent to London to live with her husbands family for further education into their customs and language.