Eleanor of Scotland

Eleanor of Scotland was a translator, writer and aristocrat (1433–1480). She was born at Dunfermline and died at Innsbruck.

Also recorded as Eleanor Stewart; Eleanor of Scotland, Archduchess of Austria; Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria.

Overview

Born at Dunfermline in 1433, died at Innsbruck in 1480.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Eleanor Stewart, Eleanor of Scotland, Archduchess of Austria and Eleanor, Archduchess of Austria. Her recorded languages were French and German. Her recorded confession was Catholicism.

She was the child of James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort. She married Sigismund, Archduke of Austria.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Manuscript Illumination with Adoration of the Magi, dated ca. 1515–25, tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 48.149.15. Manuscript Illumination with Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, dated ca. 1515, tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 48.149.16.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 70 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Eleanor of Scotland, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages, 2025. Eleanor of Scotland, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women’s Writing in the Global Middle Ages, 2026. Medieval rulers in their own right: case studies of Eleanor of Scotland and Mary of Gueldres, Constellations, 2014.

In detail

the recorded working language is French and German.

Chronology

  1. 1433Eleanor of Scotland born at Dunfermline.
  2. 1480Eleanor of Scotland died at Innsbruck.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Eleanor of Scotland”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q455044: Eleanor of Scotland

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