Infanta de Castile

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Infanta de Castile or Infanta of Castile is said to refer to Eleanor of Castile, Edward I's wife, although she was not actually an infanta. In Portugal and Spain as well as in constituent kingdoms (such as Castile), monarch's daughters were infanta, and from 18th century onwards, also several female offspring of collateral branches of the royal house. Male princes were "Infante". See below for some others who have been referred to with this title Infanta of Castile.

The name Elephant and Castle in South London is often said to derive from this expression, though this derivation is generally rejected by etymologists.

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