Kuka naimisissa 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 (1. lokakuuta 1207 Winchesterin linna – 16. marraskuuta 1272 Westminster, Lontoo) oli Englannin kuningas vuosina 1216–1272.

Pitkästä valtakaudestaan huolimatta hän on jäänyt melko tuntemattomaksi. Henrik III oli Englannin edellisen kuningas Juhana Maattoman poika, ja kruunattiin kuninkaaksi vain 9-vuotiaana. Henrik vahvisti Magna Cartan, josta Juhana Maaton oli irtisanoutunut, ja Henrikin hallituskauden aikana se vakiintui osaksi Englannin lakia.

Henrik tunnettiin uskonnollisena ja hurskaana kuninkaana, joka teki muutaman tuloksettoman yrityksen Juhanan aikana menetettyjen ranskalaisten alueiden takaisinvaltaamiseksi. Hän joutui ristiriitoihin ylhäisaatelisten paronien kanssa, nämä kapinoivat ja vangitsivat Henrikin, ja maata hallitsi jonkin aikaa Leicesterin jaarli Simon V de Montfort, vaikka häntä ei yleensä Englannin hallitsijaluettelossa mainitakaan. Henrikin poika Edvard I kukisti de Montfortin taistelussa vuonna 1265 ja Henrikin valta palautettiin. Hän hallitsi nimellisesti kuolemaansa asti, vaikka tosiasiallinen hallitsija olikin jo tuleva kuningas Edvard I.