Eleanor of Scotland

Eleanor of Scotland
Archduchess consort of Austria

Tenure	1449 - 1480
Born	1433
Died	20 November 1480
Burial	Stams
Spouse	Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
House	Stewart
Father	James I of Scotland
Mother	Joan Beaufort

Eleanor of Scotland (1433 – Innsbruck 20 November 1480) was a daughter of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She married Sigismund (1427–1496), a Habsburg Duke, then Archduke of Further Austria, and finally ruler of Tyrol (from 1446 to 1490).

Eleanor, like her two eldest sisters, inherited their father's love of literature. Her husband was not remarkable for learning and was ignorant of the French language, but he was fond of romances and works of fiction. The name of the archduchess is connected with the popular work entitled The History of the King's Son of Galicia, named Pontus, and the beautiful Sydonia (Pontus and Sidonia). Eleanor translated this work from French to German. The French original passed through several editions between c. 1480 and 1550.' A copy of the German translation, preserved in the library of Gotha, bears the date 1465. This book seems to have been circulated extensively.

Sigismund and Eleanor Statues in Stams

Death

Eleanor died in childbirth with her son Wolfgang on 20 November 1480 and was buried in Stams.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Eleanor of Scotland

16. Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland

8. Robert II of Scotland

17. Marjorie Bruce

4. Robert III of Scotland

18. Sir Adam Mure of Rowallan or Rawalla

9. Elizabeth Mure

19. Joan Cunningham^[1] or Janet Mure of Ponkelly or Pokellie^[2]

2. James I of Scotland

20. Sir Malcolm Drummond, 10th of Lennox

10. Sir John Drummond, 11th of Lennox

21. Margaret de Graham

5. Anabella Drummond

22. Sir William de Montifex

11. Mary Montifex

1. Eleanor of Scotland

24. Edward III of England

12. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

25. Philippa of Hainault

6. John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset

26. Paen de Roet

13. Katherine Roet

3. Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots

28. Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

14. Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent

29. Joan of Kent

7. Margaret Holland

30. Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel

15. Alice FitzAlan

31. Eleanor of Lancaster

References

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↑ McAndrew, Bruce A. (2006). Scotland's Historic Heraldry. Boydell Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781843832614.
↑ "Person Page 10210". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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