Kdo se je poročil s Eleanor of Provence?

Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a Provençal noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in France in 1253.

Although Eleanor was completely devoted to her husband and staunchly defended him against the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, she was very unpopular among the Londoners. This was because she had brought many relatives with her to England in her retinue; these were known as "the Savoyards" (her mother was from Savoy), and, as Londoners saw it, these foreigners were given influential positions in the government and realm to lord over them. On one occasion, Eleanor's barge was attacked by angry Londoners who pelted her with stones, mud, pieces of paving, rotten eggs and vegetables.

Eleanor had five children, including the future King Edward I of England. She also was renowned for her cleverness, skill at writing poetry, and as a leader of fashion.

Henrik III., angleški kralj, * 1. oktober 1207, Winchester, Hampshire, † 16. november 1272.

Bil je sin in naslednik angleškega kralja Ivana Brez Zemlje. Vladal je 56 let, od leta 1216 do njegove smrti. Bil je znan tudi kot Henrik Winchesterski. V času njegove vladavine je Anglija napredovala v vseh panogah, znan je bil tudi po tem da je močno razširil Westminster, katerega je postavil za sedež svoje vlade in nadgradil opatijo, kot spomenik Edvardu Spoznavalcu.