eleanor then returned to charles and was very involved in the political life of navarre. her relationship with her husband improved and she bore him the long-awaited sons charles and louis however, they died young. on 3 june 1403 her coronation as queen of navarre took place in pamplona. upon several occasions when charles stayed in france, eleanor took to the role of regent. she also helped to maintain good relations between navarre and castile. as a result of the good relations, members of the castillian nobility including the duke of benavente and members of the powerful families of dávalos, mendoza and zuñiga settled in navarre.