in intrigues, whereas the emperor was a sober and uninspiring man. Her interest in dancing, gambling and hunting was not shared by Frederick, and their relationship was affected by their differences. Frederick sent Eleanor's vast Portuguese entourage home after the wedding because of the cost, and she suffered from homesickness; he also blamed her for causing the death of several of their children by letting them eat Portuguese food, and therefore took over the upbringing of the remaining children entirely for himself. During a period of siege in Vienna, when people were forced to eat rats, cats and dogs, she was known for trying to cheer people up. In historical writings, there is a sense that Eleanor was taken from a splendid, extravagant and luxurious court in Portugal to a cultural wasteland in Vienna because of her spouse's strict economic sense. Marriage and children On 16 March 1452 in Rome, she married the German King Frederick III, and the two were crowned emperor and empress three days later, on 19 March 1452, by Pope Nicholas V at St. Peter's Basilica. Her dowry was used by her husband to alleviate his financial problems and cement his power. Frederick III was the last emperor to be crowned in Rome. During her marriage to Frederich III, she had five children: Archduke Christoph (16 November 145521 March 1456) Archduke Maximilian (later Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor) (22 March 145912 January 1519) Archduchess Helena (3 November 146028 February 1461) Archduchess Kunigunde (16 March 14656 August 1520), married Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Archduke Johannes (9 August 146610 February 1467) Eleanor died in Wiener Neustadt on 3 September 1467 and is buried in the Neukloster, the Cistercian monastery of that same city, where her tombstone may be seen. References Sigrid-Maria Größing, AEIOU - Glück und Unglück im österreichischen Kaiserhaus, Verlag Amalthea, |- |- 1434 births 1467 deaths 15th-century House of Habsburg 15th-century German women 15th-century Portuguese people 15th-century Portuguese women 15th-century women of the Holy Roman Empire Austrian royal consorts Burials in Wiener Neustadt, Austria Daughters of kings German queens consort Holy Roman Empresses House of Aviz Italian queens consort People from Wiener Neustadt People from Torres Vedras Portuguese infantas Portuguese people of English descent