Queen Eleanor (of Provence)1

F, #1054025, b. about 1223, d. 25 June 1291
Father*Count Raymond Berenger V (IV) (of Provence & Forcalquier)2 b. 1198, d. 19 Aug 1245
Mother*Beatrice (of Savoy)2 b. ~ 1201, d. Dec 1266
Relationship21st great-grandmother of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceRFC054-25

Names and TItles

Variation: Countess Elbeonore (Lbeonor) (of Provence).3
Titled: Queen of England (Eleanor).2
Queen Eleanor (of Provence) is also recorded born about 1223 in Aix ea Provence, France.2 She was born about 1217 of Aix-En-Provence, Provence.3 She was the daughter of Count Raymond Berenger V (IV) (of Provence & Forcalquier) and Beatrice (of Savoy).2 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) married King Henry III (of England), son of King John "Lackland" (of England) and Isabella (of Angoulême), on 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, Kent, England.1,2 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) died on 25 June 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.2 She was buried at Westminster Abbey, London, England.2 She was buried on 11 September 1291 at Monastery, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.3
She became the mother of King Edward I "Longshanks" (of England) on 17 June 1239.2 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Margaret (?) on 5 October 1240.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Princess Beatrice (of England) on 25 June 1242.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Earl Edmund Plantagenet on 16 January 1244/45.3 Eleanor's father Count Raymond Berenger V (IV) (of Provence & Forcalquier) died on 19 August 1245 in Aix, France.2 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Prince Richard (of England) about 1247.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Prince John (of England) about 1250.3 Eleanor's daughter was married at wedding of Margaret (?) and King Alexander III (of Scotland) on 26 December 1251 in York, Yorkshire, England.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Princess Catherine (of England) on 25 November 1253.3 Eleanor's son was married at wedding of King Edward I "Longshanks" (of England) and Queen Eleanor (of Castile) on 18 October 1254 in Burgos, Spain.2,4 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Prince William (of England) about 1256.3 Eleanor's son Prince William (of England) died about 1256 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became the mother of Prince Henry (of England) about 1258.3 Eleanor's mother Beatrice (of Savoy) died in December 1266 in France.3 Queen Eleanor (of Provence) became a widow with the death of her husband, King Henry III (of England) on 16 November 1272 in Westminster, England, at age 65.1,2 Eleanor's daughter Margaret (?) died on 27 February 1274/75 at Cupar Castle, Cuper, Fifeshire, Scotland.3 Eleanor's daughter Princess Beatrice (of England) died on 24 March 1274/75 in Bretagne, France.3

References

Queen Eleanor (of Provence) has ID 54-25 in Royalty for Commoners.2

9 Children of Queen Eleanor (of Provence) and King Henry III (of England), son of King John "Lackland" (of England) and Isabella (of Angoulême),

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big) (#1)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big) (#2)
English Royalty
English Royalty (Indented)
Royalty for Commoners
Royalty for Commoners (Indented)
Last Edited27 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S6] Gary Boyd Roberts, The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States Who Were Themselves Notable or Left Descendants Notable in American History (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 2001) , Page 295. Hereinafter cited as Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants.
  2. [S7] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Fourth Edition, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, 2002). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Royalty for Commoners, 4th Edition.
  3. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  4. [S123] The Plantagenet Dynasties, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/plantage.pdf