Leonor I of Arendaal

Leonor I of Arendaal 	Leonor I of Arendaal
By the Grace of God, Queen Regent of all Arendaal 	By the Grace of God, Queen Regent of all Arendaal
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Queen Regent of Arendaal 	Queen Regent of Arendaal
Reign 	1059 - 1065
Coronation 	October 1059, Kronstad
Predecessor 	King Bjorn II
Successor 	King Sven II
 	
Consort 	Hugh of Eireann
Birth 	1041, Bergen
Death 	1065, Goteborg
Father 	King Karl III of Arendaal
Mother 	Adriana of the Talemantine Empire
Issue 	Alix I of Arendaal
Royal House 	Kapétien Dynasty House of Blixtskiold
Full Name 	Leonor von Blixtskiold-Kapét
Religion 	Christian (Catholic)
Buried 	Kronstad Cathedral, Emyn Arnen
Leonor I of Arendaal ("Leonor the Wise") (1041 - 1065) was the Queen Regent of Arendaal between 1059 and 1065. She was the eldest daughter of King Karl III of Arendaal and Adriana of the Talemantine Empire, coming to the throne after the death of her brother Bjorn II. Leonor's death in 1065 caused a succession crisis that would prompt the Norman Invasion of Arendaal in 1066 by Duke Reynaud of x.
Dying in 1065, a few days prior to her husband Hugh of Eireann, Lenor left behind three infant daughters and no clear successor. Her second cousin Sven II initially claimed the throne but was deposed with Reynaud of x's invasion. Leonor's eldest daughter, Alix would later be married to Reynaud/Ragnvald's son Niklaas II to unite the Aren and Norman bloodlines. 
Leonor was born to privelege and educated by eminent scholars of the age. The marriage of Leonor's parents was initially the cause of controversy in the Arendaal, which had been decalred a Catholic Kingdom in 1020 by Leonor's grandfather Saint Matthias. Despite Adraiana's Orthodox faith as a Princess of the Talamantine Empire, Leonor and her siblings were raised as devout Catholics. She was educated at an Abbey in the city of Emyn Arnen and later under the tutlage of the confessor to her grandmother, Anna Maria of Swabia, a daughter of the Holy Germanic Emperor. Although she was praised as a "great beauty", it is for her intellectual merits that she was most celebrated. A contemporary official from the court of Franken remarked that Leonor was "superior in intelligence to any man".
==Family, Marriage and Children==
Queen Leonor I of Arendaal married Prince Hugh of Eireann. Their children included:
* Alix I of Arendaal (b. 1060) - ruled jointly with her husband Niklaas II
===Siblings===
*Bjorn II of Arendaal - brother
===Other Royal Relations===
* Sven II of Arendaal - second cousin
* Ragnvald I of Arendaal - grandnephew of x ([[wife of Edvard I of Arendaal)
* Niklaas II of Arendaal - son-in-law (husband of Alix)
* Eliska of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - aunt. Consort of Philipe I of Montelimar
* Vanja of Arendaal, Duchess of Franken - aunt. Consort of Uwe II von Franken
* Sigrid of Arendaal, Queen of Éireann - greataunt. Consort of King Donnchad mac Máel Uí Néill of Éireann
* Ragnvald II of Arendaal - grandson
* Eliska of Arendaal, Holy Germanic Empress - granddaughter. Consort of Emperor Heinrich III von Schwaben
* Kaisa of Arendaal, Countess of Schlesitz - granddaughter. Consort of Knut Knýtling, founder of the House of Knýtling
* Inga of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire - granddaughter. Consort of Luciano II of the Talemantine Empire
==Ancestors==
's ancestors in four generations:
==See Also==
*Monarchs of Arendaal
*Royal Consorts of Arendaal
*History of Arendaal
*Royal Marriages of Arendaal
*Arendaal
Kapétien Dynasty House of Blixtskiold 	Kapétien Dynasty House of Blixtskiold	Kapétien Dynasty House of Blixtskiold
Aren Regnal Titles 	Aren Regnal Titles 	Aren Regnal Titles
Preceded by King Bjorn II 1057 - 1059	Queen Regent of Arendaal 1059 - 1065	Succeeded by King Sven II 1065 - 1066
Preceded by King Bjorn II 1057 - 1059	Princess of Norseberg 1059 - 1065 	Succeeded by King Sven II 1065 - 1066
Preceded by King Bjorn II 1057 - 1059	Duchess of Emyn Arnen 1059 - 1065 	Succeeded by King Sven II 1065 - 1066
Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty
Preceded by King Bjorn II 	Heir to the Aren Throne 1057 - 1059 	Succeeded by King Sven II
Category: Historical Royals of Arendaal
Category: Historical Figures