Eleanor of Provence
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He was employed to negotiate a marriage between king Henry the Third and the fair Eleanor of Provence.
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison
Eleanor of Provence, whom the King married in 1236, encouraged more luxury in the homes of the barons and courtiers.
From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Frederick Litchfield
Four red pales in a golden shield were borne by Eleanor of Provence, queen of Henry III.; but the number did not commend itself to English armorists.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
The king's marriage in 1236 to Eleanor of Provence was followed by the arrival in England of the new queen's uncles.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
Nevertheless he was again crowned—this time in London in 1236, after his marriage with Eleanor of Provence.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
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