Leonor Rodríguez de Castro


Leonor Rodríguez de Castro was an infanta of the Kingdom of Castile as the third wife of Philip of Castile.

Biography

Her parents were Rodrigo Fernández de Castro, Lord of Cigales, Mucientes, and Santa Olalla and Leonor González de Lara.
She was buried in the Convent of San Felices de Amaya, a convent of the Order of Calatrava, currently in a state of ruin, in the province of Burgos, where her only son is also buried.

Marriage and children

In 1269, she married Philip of Castile, brother of King Alfonso X, who died in 1274, one year before Leonor. They were the parents of: