Berengaria of England
| Berengaria of England | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1276 |
| Died | 27 June 1278 (aged 2) |
| Burial | |
| House | Plantagenet |
| Father | Edward I of England |
| Mother | Eleanor of Castile |
Berengaria[a] (or Berenice;[b] 1 May 1276 – before 27 June 1278)[1] was a member of the House of Plantagenet as the tenth child[c] and sixth daughter of Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile.
Biography
[edit]Birth and background
[edit]Berengaria was born prematurely on 1 May 1276[2][3] at Kennington[4] during the reign of her father, King Edward I (r. 1272–1307). Before her birth, the couple had nine other children, three of whom reached adulthood. Before 27 June 1278, Berengaria had died around the age of two.[1] She was buried at the Westminster Abbey alongside her father and mother.
References
[edit]Explanatory footnotes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Prestwich 1988, p. 573.
- ^ a b Prestwich 1997, p. 126.
- ^ Parsons 1984, pp. 245–265.
- ^ John of Worcester 1848, p. 216.
Sources
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Prestwich, Michael (1 January 1988). Edward I. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520062665.
- Prestwich, Michael (1 January 1997) [1 January 1988]. Edward I (2 ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300072099.
- Parsons, John Carmi (1984). "The Year of Eleanor of Castile's Birth and her Children by Edward I". Medieval Studies. XLVI: 245–265. doi:10.1484/J.MS.2.306316.
- John of Worcester (1848) [c. 1300]. Chronicon Ex Chronicis (in Latin). English Historical Society.
