november queen queen consort eldest child heir sought bride engaged son holy roman emperor death married cousin secure peace father children marriage pope innocent iii father died served regent younger brother henry succeeded death months turned son concerned woman able lead forces remained closest advisors guiding policy negotiating ruling behalf rest life responsible unification son authority supported efforts patron religious institutions supported writing history countries early family life born eldest daughter king viii eleanor england cared young rewarded nurse received land eleanor retirement nurse received similar retirement gift request eldest child king eleanor throne years siblings born died shortly birth early infancy greatly desired partner europe engagement agreed hand sought duke fifth child holy roman emperor year marriage contract signed including marched engagement celebrated status heir inherited throne based documentation treaty marriage contract specified inherit kingdom father childless brothers come allowed rule empire treaty documented traditional rights obligations future sovereign nobility marriage young age years old saw requested engagement pope influenced doubt parties grandmother eleanor interested having neighbor french fears duke assassinated marriage order help secure peace married cousin removed marriage accordance spanish customs time received direct control number castles lands border nobles ran allowed seek justice king event turn knights charged maintaining peace border queen children eleanor nun abbey las lord marriage married second mayor lady father wife king married john king jerusalem starting pope objected marriage grounds couple stayed sought order stay including offering large sums money pope denied request succeeded having children considered legitimate marriage dissolved returned parents dedicated care children left role queen retained authority rights lands received including gave son ferdinand nobles served queen followed court peace prevailed marriage lost war control lands treaties countries expanding control treaties son given significant properties border including key castles including treaty existing public document dialect death father crown passed surviving son year old brother mother eleanor assumed regency died days husband heir replaced regent point internal strife began instigated nobility primarily forced regency brother extraordinary parliamentary session held attended agreed support common cause end situation grown decided refuge castle held allies sent son ferdinand court father august assembly held attempt reach accord prevent civil war disagreements led families break definitively queen circumstances changed suddenly henry died june receiving head wound tile came loose playing children palace guardian tried hide fact taking king body castle inevitable news reach new sovereign aware danger husband posed reign brother closest feared claim crown kept brother death accession secret wrote asking ferdinand sent visit son favor august unable military leader needed king time royal advisor reign long continued son closest advisor intervening state policy albeit indirect manner son reign contemporary authors wrote authority example arranged marriage son princess known daughter granddaughter emperors byzantium wedding took place november instance stood developed family headed regent king king ferdinand father invade seize son throne capture facilitated intervention got father son sign pact august putting end confrontations intervened favor son achieving ratification convention making peace arranging marriage daughter lord son king ferdinand brother arranged marriage daughter john maneuver brought closer throne john candidate mind marry eldest daughter proceeding quickly prevented daughters husband marrying man claim throne decisive intervention ferdinand behalf took place died designated heirs throne daughters marriage portugal rights ferdinand iii met mother succeeded ratification treaty las renounced throne favor half brother exchange substantial sum money benefits united person divided intervened arranging second marriage ferdinand death plenty children concerned king virtue diminished illicit relations time chose french joan candidate forth king aunt sister widow king louis viii france served regent ruling son ferdinand south long campaigns governed characteristic skill relieving need divide attention time patronage legacy met son final time returning died november buried las near like mother strong patron religious institutions worked mother support abbey santa real las queen supported order supported taxes established tradition royal women supporting performed great grand aunt portrayed wise woman time concerned literature history charging compose chronicle aid future rulers joint kingdom discussed works work sponsored son ferdinand juan chancellor ferdinand ancestry
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