Family
Her paternal grandparents were Alfonso II, Count of Provence, and Gersende II de Sabran, Countess of Forcalquier. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas I of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva.
Her younger sisters were:
- Eleanor of Provence, who became queen consort of England,
- Sanchia of Provence, who became queen consort of Germany, and
- Beatrice of Provence, who was queen consort of Sicily.
She was especially close to her sister Eleanor, to whom she was close in age, and with whom she sustained friendly relationships until they grew old. The marriages of the royal brothers from France and England to the four sisters from Provence improved the relationship between the two countries and this led up to the Treaty of Paris
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