Eleanor of Provence (wife of King Henry III)
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Eleanor |
| Known As: |
La Belle |
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| Born: |
1222
Aix-en-Provence, France
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Died: |
24 Jun 1291
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
(Age 70, Natural Causes)
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English/Scottish Royal Blood: 0% [?] |
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Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
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| Father: |
Raymond Berengar V, Count of Provence
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1198 - 19 Aug 1245
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| Mother: |
Beatrice of Savoy (wife of Raymond Berengar V of Provence)
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1198 - Dec 1266
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Marriage:
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King Henry III
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10 Oct 1206 - 16 Nov 1272
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Date: 14 Jan 1236 |
His Age: 29 |
Her Age: 14 |
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Place:
Canterbury, Kent, England
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Offspring:
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+20
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King Edward I (Hammer of the Scots)
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17 Jun 1239 - 7 Jul 1307
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+3
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Margaret Plantagenet (1st wife of Alexander III of Scotland)
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29 Sep 1240 - 26 Feb 1275
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+6
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Beatrice Plantagenet (daughter of King Henry III)
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25 Jun 1242 - 24 Mar 1275
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+4
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Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Lancaster (Crouchback)
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16 Jan 1246 - 5 Jun 1296
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+0
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Richard Plantagenet (son of King Henry III)
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About 1247 - Before 1256
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+0
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John Plantagenet (son of King Henry III)
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About 1250 - Before 1256
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+0
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Katherine Plantagenet (daughter of King Henry III)
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25 Nov 1253 - 3 May 1257
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+0
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Henry Plantagenet (son of King Henry III)
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Unknown birth/death dates
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+0
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William Plantagenet (son of King Henry III)
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? - 1256
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According to some sources, Eleanor was born in about 1217.
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Eleanor became a nun at Amesbury on 7 July 1284.
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Hammer of the Scots (The Plantagenet Saga)
Jean Plaidy
Mass Market Paperback
(1983-05-12)
Customer Review: Jean Plaidy, a prolific writer of historical fiction who is also known as Victoria Holt to her legion of fans, weaves an intriguing tapestry of historical fact and fiction that will hold the reader in its thrall. This is the story of a king who desired nothing more than to be a just and wise ruler. That King is Edward I of England.
Edward I, happily married to Eleanor of Castile, would inherit an unhappy and nearly bankrupt kingdom upon the death of his father, Henry III, whose profligate wife, Eleanor of Provence, Edward's mother, had incurred the emnity of the people for her lavish spending and the ensuing heavy taxation. Edward's fervent wish was to put to right all that was wrong. His was to be a reign which saw prosperity for his people.
It was also a reign in which war was a constant. With William Wallace rallying the Scots and Llewellyn rallying the Welsh under their respective banners, Edward was to have his hands full. Yet, vanquish them he did, as his desire for unity would ultimately become a reality, with Scotland and Wales under his banner.
Edward I would declare his son, Edward II, the first Prince of Wales. Unfortunately, he would grow up to disappoint his father. Edward I viewed his son as a dissolute weakling, and he disdained his son's relationship with Piers Gaveston, who was rumored to be his son's lover. He feared for England, as he felt that his son and heir had little judgment. Edward I died, leaving England in the very hands of the son that would prove himself unfit to rule.
This is an interesting work of historical fiction that will keep the reader turning its pages. Ms. Plaidy is a master storyteller with a talent for making history come alive. This is a stirring look into the past. It reveals the bitterweet origin of Charing Cross. The book is one that all those who love well written historical fiction will enjoy.
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Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
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Four Queens is a rich pageant of glamour, intrigue, and feminine power at a time when women were thought to have played limited roles. In thirteenth-century Europe, four sisters from a single family-Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice of Provençe-rose from obscurity to become the queens of, respectively, France, England, Germany, and Sicily. All four were beautiful, cultured, and ambitious, and their stories offer a window into the era of chivalry, crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs that will appeal to fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.
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Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens
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Occupying a unique position in the mercurial, often violent world of medieval state-craft, England?s medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the monarchy and the nation. Lisa Hilton?s meticulously researched new work explores the lives of the 20 women crowned between 1066 and 1503. She reconsiders the fictions surrounding well-known figures like Eleanor of Aquitaine, illuminates the lives of forgotten queens such as Adeliza of Louvain, and shows why they all had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. The result is a provocative and dramatic narrative that redefines English history.
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