Martyn Family History

Scott H. Martyn
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Eleanor DE PROVENCE Queen of England [7702]
(1223-1291)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England [7701]

Eleanor DE PROVENCE Queen of England [7702] 1762

  • Born: 23 December 1223, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 1762
  • Marriage (1): Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England [7701] on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, , Kent, England 1827
  • Died: 25 June 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England at age 67 1762
  • Buried: 25 June 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England 1762

   FamilySearch ID: 9HD3-MC1. Find a Grave ID: 8323576.

  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.

  Burial Notes:

St Mary and St Melor Abbey Churchyard


Eleanor married Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England [7701] [MRIN: 5727], son of John PLANTAGENET King of England [7787] and Isabelle D'ANGOULÊME Queen of England [7788], on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, , Kent, England.1827 (Henry III PLANTAGENET King of England [7701] was born on 1 October 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England,1762 died on 16 November 1272 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England 1762 and was buried on 20 November 1272 in , Westminster, Middlesex, England 1762.)


  Marriage Notes:

Canterbury Cathedral,