Eleonor of Woodstock 1315-1355


 Eleonor of Woodstock 1315-1355 " I am not a LEPER "


Daughter of King Edward II and Isabella of France, she was the youngest sister of the future Edward III .

Originally betrothed to Alfonso of Castile, then Philip V of France, yet both marriage plans fell off.

She ended up marrying the count of Guelderds known as Reginald II ...the Black.

The groom was quite dark of color and allegedly in character too. .

He already had four daughters froma previous marriage, and the black was added to his sinister way ( he locked his father for 6 years ).

They had two sons, but eventually, he grew tired of her and sent her away, under the pretext that she had leprosy... and asked for an annulment.

To prove him wrong, Eleonor stripped naked in the court when she contested the annulment.

He was forced to take her back.

She was widowed a few years later and died in complete poverty in a convent.

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