Henry III of England

Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) is one of the least-known British monarchs, considering the great length of his reign. He was also the first child monarch in English royal history (post-Conquest?1066).

Marriage and children

Married on January 14, 1236, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England to Eleanor of Provence, with at least five children born:

Related Topics:
Canterbury Cathedral - Eleanor of Provence

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• Edward I (1239-1307)
• Margaret (1240-1275), married King Alexander III of Scotland
• Beatrice (1242-1275), married to John II, Duke of Brittany
• Edmund Crouchback (1245-1296)
• Katharine (1253-1257)

Note: there is reason to doubt the existence of several attributed children of Henry and Eleanor. Richard, John, and Henry are known only from a 14th century addition made to a manuscript of Flores historiarum, and are nowhere contemporaneously recorded. William is an error for the nephew of Henry's half-brother, William de Valence. Another daughter, Matilda, is found only in the Hayles abbey chronicle, alongside such other fictitious children as a son named William for King John, and a bastard son named John for King Edward I. Matilda's existence is doubtful, at best. For further details, see Margaret Howell's The Children of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence (1992).

Related Topics:
Flores historiarum - William de Valence - John - Edward I

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