Remains of Queen Elisenda discovered at a 14th century monastery in Barcelona

The skeletal remains of one of Europe's most powerful rulers have been unearthed at a 14th century monastery in Spain .Queen Elisenda of Montcada was an imposing figure due to her impressive lineage, vast royal wealth and political alliances.After her death she was buried in a magnificent double–sided tomb at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes in Barcelona.Now, 700 years later, her remains have been uncovered for the first time.When archaeologists, from the Culture Institute of Barcelona, opened her tomb, they found a box of her bones inside.Analysis revealed she was about 70 years old when she died and likely had osteoarthritis .