Eleanor of Provence was a 13th-century queen consort of England and a political figure born in Aix-en-Provence. Married to King Henry III in 1236, she acted as regent for the realm in 1253 while her husband was in France. Although she was a loyal supporter of the crown and a skilled poet, her influence was often controversial due to the prominence of her Savoyard relatives in the English government. She was the mother of King Edward I and remained a significant political actor until her death in 1291.