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Eleanor of Provence

–noun
1223?–91, queen consort of Henry III of England 1236–72.
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Eleanor of Pro·vence   (prō-väɴs')   
Queen of England (1236-1272) as the wife of Henry III. On the accession of her son Edward I (1272), she entered a nunnery and there lived out her life.
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Eleanor of Provence

queenqueen consort of King Henry III of England (ruled 1216-72); her widespread unpopularity intensified the severe conflicts between the King and his barons

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