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Beatrice of Savoy. Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a Provençal noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in France in 1253.
Feb 29, 2024 · Eleanor Of Provence (born 1223—died June 25, 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, Eng.) was the queen consort of King Henry III of England (ruled 1216–72); her widespread unpopularity intensified the severe conflicts between the King and his barons. Eleanor’s father was Raymond Berengar IV, count of Provence, and her mother was the daughter of ...
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Eleanor of Provence (c. 1222–1291)Queen of England, wife and consort of Henry III, king of England (1216–1272), mother of Edward I, king of England (1272–1306), who unjustly incurred the enmity of her nation. Name variations: Alianora; Eleanora; Elinor.
May 23, 2018 · views 3,353,379 updated May 23 2018. Eleanor of Provence (1223–91), queen of Henry III. Daughter of Raymond Berenger IV, count of Provence, Eleanor came from a cultivated and well-connected family. Negotiations for her to marry Henry III began in 1235, the marriage taking place in Canterbury the following year.
Jan 9, 2020 · Eleanor of Provence – Queen of England. Eleanor of Provence was born around 1223 as the second daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Beatrice of Savoy. She and her three other sisters would all become Queens. Her eldest sister Margaret became Queen of France as the wife of Louis IX, King of France.
Eleanor of Provence was born circa 1223 at Aix-en-Provence, the second daughter of Raymond Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1198-1245) and Beatrice of Savoy (1205-1267), the daughter of Thomas I of Savoy and his second wife Margaret of Geneva. Eleanor was married to King Henry III at Canterbury Cathedral at the age of twelve on 14th January 1236.
May 17, 2023 · Eleanor of Provence is the first English queen consort for whom royal household accounts survive and for whom there is documentary evidence to show that she was formally appointed as regent of England, when her husband was overseas in Gascony in 1253–1254.
