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The Duchy of Aquitaine ( Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtaɲɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluctuated greatly over the centuries, at times ...
Aenor de Châtellerault. Tôn giáo. Công giáo La Mã. Aliénor xứ Aquitaine ( tiếng Pháp: Aliénor/Éléonore d'Aquitaine; tiếng Anh: Eleanor of Aquitaine; 1122 hoặc 1124 – 1 tháng 4, 1204) là một trong những phụ nữ quyền lực và giàu có nhất Tây Âu trong giai đoạn Trung kỳ Trung cổ, là thành viên ...
Aénor de Châtellerault. Aénor of Châtellerault (also known as Aénor de Rochefoucauld) Duchess of Aquitaine (born c. 1103 in Châtellerault, died March 1130 in Talmont) was the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became one of the most powerful women in Europe of her generation. Aenor was a daughter of Viscount Aimery I, Viscount of ...
William IX, Count of Poitiers. British Library Royal MS 14 B VI. William (17 August 1153 – 1156) was the first son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. [1] He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died. William is reported to have died either at the age of 2 in April ...
Aquitaine passed to France in 1137 when the duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine married Louis VII of France, but their marriage was annulled in 1152. When Eleanor's new husband became King Henry II of England in 1154, the area became an English possession, and a cornerstone of the Angevin Empire.
Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. Joan of England (October 1165 – 4 September 1199) was a Queen of Sicily and countess consort of Toulouse. She was the seventh child of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. From her birth, she was destined to make a political and royal marriage. She married William II of Sicily and later ...
Childhood. Eleanor became fatherless at the age of two and was brought up by her uncle Richard I, King of England and grandmother Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. By the death of her father she was the first in line of Breton succession, so Philip II of France asked for her wardship but Henry II took it in advance, while the birth of her posthumous brother removed her status as the first heiress.
