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Countess Eleanor BERENGER, Of Provence

Countess Eleanor BERENGER, Of Provence[1]

Female 1222 - 1291  (69 years)

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  • Name Eleanor BERENGER  [2
    Prefix Countess 
    Suffix Of Provence 
    Born 1222  Aix-En-Provence, Bouches Du Rhone, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    TitleOfNobility 1223  France & England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Countess of Provence Queen of England 
    TitleOfNobility Between 1236 and 1272  [3
    Queen consort of England 
    ACCEDED 20 Jan 1235-1236  Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Affiliation   [3
    House of Barcelona 
    FamilySearch ID 9HD3-MC1 
    Occupation Between 1253 and 1254  [3
    Keeper of the Great Seal 
    Writ to assign dower 10 Oct 1273  [3
    Grant (YAS vol 11, Inquisitions) 28 Oct 1283  [3
    RULED After King Henry Died She Took The Veil At Amesbury Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name ?l?onore DE PROVENCE  [3
    Religion 7 Jul 1284  Amesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Became a nun at Amesbury Abbey a Benedictine abbey of women founded by Queen ?lfthryth in about the year 979 on what may have been the site of an earlier monastery. The abbey was dissolved in 1177 by Henry II, who founded in its place a house of the Order 
    Residence Abbey of St. Mary and St. Melor, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID A8B4EABF03A841C982B0570087C090738D5B 
    Died 24 Jun 1291  Amesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 25 Jun 1291  Amesbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I29104  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2022 

    Father Count Raymond BERENGER, V,   b. 1198, Aix-En-Provence, Bouches Du Rhone, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1245, Aix-En-Provence, Bouches Du Rhone, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Countess Beatrice DE SAVOIE,   b. Abt 1201, Chambbery, Savoie, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1266, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1219  Chambbery, Savoie, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Family ID F6734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family King Henry III PLANTAGENET, Of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1272, Winchester, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1236-1237  Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. King Edward I "Longshanks" PLANTAGENET,   b. 18 Jun 1239, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1307, Near Calais, Scotland Enroute Battle With Scotts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Princess Margaret PLANTAGENET, Of England,   b. 29 Sep 1240, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1274-1275, Cupar Castle, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     3. Princess Beatrice PLANTAGENET, Of England,   b. 25 Jun 1242, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1274-1275, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     4. Earl Edmund "Crouchback" PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Leicester,   b. 16 Jan 1245, London, Middlesexshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1296, Bayonne, Gascony, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     5. John PLANTAGENET,   b. Abt 1250,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William PLANTAGENET,   b. Abt 1250,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Princess Katherine PLANTAGENET, Of England,   b. 25 Nov 1253, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1257, Windsor, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     8. Henry PLANTAGENET,   b. May 1260,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F12759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Encyclopedia Britannica Online at britannica.com:
      Eleanor of Provence, born 1223 died June 25, 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.
      French ?l?onore De Provence queen consort of King Henry III of England (ruled 1216-7 2); 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 Thomas I, count of Savoy. The marriage of Eleanor and Henry (January 1236) was designed to further the King's con tinental ambitions. Eleanor soon alienated the barons by having her Savoyard and Proven?al uncles installed in high offices in England.

      After rebel barons captured Henry and took over the government in May 1264, Eleanor became the l eader of the royalist exiles in France. She raised an invasion force, but her fleet was wrecked at Sluis, Flanders.

      Nevertheless, the rebels were crushed in August 1265, and Eleanor then returned to England. Upon the death of Henry and the accession of her son Edward I, she retired to a nunnery at Amesbury.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    2. [S76] John Howard, Duke.ged.

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Dec 2022), entry for Eleanor BERENGER, person ID 9HD3-MC1. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S10] GEDCOM File : mwballard.ged, Mark Willis Ballard 6928 N. Lakewood Avenue 773-743-6663 [email protected].