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#OnThisDay in 1240 Margaret of England, daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, was born

Margaret Plantagenet was born on 29 September 1240 at Windsor Castle to King Henry III of England and his wife, Eleanore of Provence. The second of five children, the first few years of Margaret’s life were spent quietly in the care of her affectionate and close family. Her first appearance in historical record came when she was three years old and she took part in a royal event in London with…
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