Elionor BERENGAR of Provence ^1860,2077

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  General Notes:

British Monarch. Some historians place her birth in 1217. The daughter of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence, and Beatrice of Savoy, Eleanor married King Henry III of England in 1236. By all accounts, the union was a happy one, and the couple had 9 children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. Eleanor was a vigorous and incisive woman who held much influence over Henry, as did her unpopular family members. This caused severe conflict between Henry and his barons. During the rise of Simon de Montfort in 1264, Eleanor raised an army of French mercenaries for the defense of her husband and son. Upon the death of Henry in 1272, Eleanor retired to a life in the veil in the Convent at Amesbury, though she never took the final vows. Until her death of old age, she was consulted many times in matters of state by her son Edward I. *Note: Eleanor's heart was entombed at Grayfriar's Church, London.

LifeSketch
"Eleanor of Province Queen consort of Henry III of England, died in Amesbury on 24 or 25 June 1291, and was buried in the abbey on 11 September 1291. From about at least 1343 to her death some time before February 1349." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amesbury_Abbey
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Some historians place her birth in 1217. The daughter of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence, and Beatrice of Savoy, Eleanor married King Henry III of England in 1236. By all accounts, the union was a happy one, and the couple had 9 children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. Eleanor was a vigorous and incisive woman who held much influence over Henry, as did her unpopular family members. This caused severe conflict between Henry and his barons. During the rise of Simon de Montfort in 1264, Eleanor raised an army of French mercenaries for the defense of her husband and son. Upon the death of Henry in 1272, Eleanor retired to a life in the veil in the Convent at Amesbury, though she never took the final vows. Until her death of old age, she was consulted many times in matters of state by her son Edward I. *Note: Eleanor's heart was entombed at Grayfriar's Church, London.

Queen consort of England
Tenure14 January 1236 \endash 16 November 1272
Coronation20 January 1236
Bornc. 1223
Aix-en-Provence, County of Provence
Died24/25 June 1291 (aged 67\endash 68)
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
BurialAmesbury Priory
SpouseHenry III of England
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?(m. 1236; died 1272)?
Issue
Edward I, King of England
Margaret, Queen of Scots
Beatrice, Duchess of Brittany
Edmund, Earl of Lancaster
Katherine of England
HouseBarcelona
FatherRamon Berenguer V, Count of Provence
MotherBeatrice of Savoy

  Burial Notes:

St Mary and St Melor Abbey Churchyard

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Title of Nobility: Queen Consort of England, between 14 January 1236 and 16 November 1272, in , , , England.

Elionor married Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England, son of John PLANTAGENET King of England and Isabella TAILLEFER of Angoulême, on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, , Kent, England ¹²⁹⁰.^,1291 (Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England was born on 1 October 1207 in Winchester, , Hampshire, England ^1860,2077, christened on 28 October 1216 in , , Gloucestershire, England,²⁰⁷⁷ died on 16 November 1272 in Westminster, , Greater London, England ^1860,2077 and was buried on 20 November 1272 in Westminster, , Greater London, England ^1860,2077.)

  Marriage Notes:

Canterbury Cathedral,