The Savoyards were a faction in the royal court of Henry III of England made up of relatives and retainers of his queen Eleanor of Provence, who was the daughter of Beatrice of Savoy.
As well as her uncles Eleanor brought in her retinue a large number of cousins and other retainers, known as the Savoyards.
Many Savoyards, probably including Eleanor, backed a 1258 coup d'état by a coalition of English barons who expelled the Poitevins from England,[10][11] reforming the royal government through a process called the Provisions of Oxford.
[12] The Savoyards were careful not to exacerbate the situation and became increasingly integrated into English baronial society, forming an important power base for Eleanor in England.
[13][3] When Henry seized power from the barons in 1261 his government relied primarily on Eleanor and her Savoyard supporters, although it proved short-lived.