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Eleanor of Austria: Queen of Portugal (1518–1521) and France (1530–1547).
Born in Leuven (died at age 59).
Biography
Eleanor of Austria, also called Eleanor of Castile, was Queen of Portugal from 1518 to 1521 as the wife of King Manuel I and Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 as the wife of King Francis I. She also held the Duchy of Touraine (1547–1558) in dower. She is called "Leonor" in Spanish and Portuguese and "Éléonore" or "Aliénor" in French. She was the eldest child of Duke Philip of Burgundy and Queen Joanna of Castile, and the elder sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, and her life was dominated by her role in the international dynastic politics of the period.
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Eleanor of Austria was born on and passed away on at the age of 59.
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Eleanor of Austria was born in Leuven.
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