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Mar 26, 2020 · Eleanor of Aquitaine’s third daughter by Henry II, named Joanna, was barely 4 years old when she was betrothed to King William II of the regnu di sicilia – the Norman kingdom of Sicily. 10 years old when sent to Sicily for her wedding, she was a pawn in the struggle between Pope Alexander III and the German Empire, which ruled much of Italy ...
- Douglas Boyd
Mar 31, 2023 · Eleanor of Aquitaine was the mother of ten children, five of whom were kings or queens. While her sons often take center stage, her five daughters—Marie and Alix from her marriage to Louis VII of France, and Matilda, Leonor, and Joanna from her marriage to Henry II of England—played crucial political roles in Western Europe during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
Jan 8, 2022 · The happy marriage of Eleanor and Alfonso came to an end when Alfonso died in Burgos on 6th October 1214. He was buried in the Abbey of Las Huelgas, where their daughter, Constance, was now Abbess, leaving Eleanor as regent for their 10-year-old son, Henry I. Broken-hearted Eleanor, however, only survived her husband by a little over 3 weeks.
Mar 29, 2019 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (l. c. 1122-1204 CE) was one of the most impressive and powerful figures of the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 CE) – male or female – whose influence shaped the politics, art, medieval literature, and perception of women in her era. She was the Duchess of Aquitaine, a province of France, from 1137-1204 CE, Queen of France ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Dec 13, 2022 · The myth of the “Court of Love” is as enduring as it is elegant. According to an account written by royal chaplain and author Andreas Capellanus, between 1168 and 1173, Eleanor and one of her daughters, Marie, Countess of Champagne, hosted regular public hearings, judged and juried by the noblewomen of the court in the city of Poitiers.
May 18, 2017 · Eleanor was born in either 1122 or 1124 and died in 1204 around the age of eighty which represents almost twice the life expectancy of her time. This is all the more exceptional since she gave birth to ten children when many women died in childbirth. Eleanor also wielded great power especially once again for a woman of the Middle Ages.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 at Bordeaux, the birthplace of European troubadours (medieval lyric poets) and the literature of courtly love. The daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aénor of Châtellerault , Eleanor grew up surrounded by wealth and culture. Her grandfather, William IX, duke of Aquitaine, was one of the earliest ...
