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Nov 9, 2009 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Middle Ages. Inheriting a vast estate at the age of 15 made her the most sought-after bride of her...
u. v. w. x. y. z. Eleanor of Aquitaine © Eleanor was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she would go onto become queen-consort of France...
Feb 8, 2019 · Eleanor of Aquitaine is known for: serving as Queen of England, Queen of France, and Duchess of Aquitaine; also known for conflicts with her husbands, Louis VII of France and Henry II of England; credited with holding a "court of love" in Poitiers. Also known as: Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Eleanor of Guyenne, Al-Aenor.
Mar 5, 2020 · Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Life of the Lioness, HISTORY MAGAZINE. NEWS. This mighty medieval woman outwitted and outlasted her rivals. Ruler of two nations, mother to kings and queens, leader...
Eleanor of Aquitaine is considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her age, if not the entire medieval epoch. She was born in 1122 in Bordeaux in the country of Aquitaine, (1) having for a father the future Duke of Aquitaine, William X, and her mother Aenor of Chatellerault. (2) In Aquitaine women had liberties ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine, (born c. 1122—died April 1, 1204, Fontevrault, Anjou, Fr.), Queen consort of Louis VII of France (1137–80) and Henry II of England (1152–89), the most powerful woman of 12th-century Europe. She inherited the duchy of Aquitaine and married the heir to the French throne.
Jul 6, 2021 · Eleanor of Aquitaine was an impressive and powerful woman during the High Middle Ages. Not only did she own the land of Aquitaine, a large chunk of southwestern France at the time, but during her life she was the Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France and then Queen of England.
