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- Matilda was born in or around June 1156 in London or, less likely, at Windsor Castle, as third child and eldest daughter of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; named after her paternal grandmother, Empress Matilda, she was baptized shortly after birth in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate by Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Mar 26, 2020 · Watch Now. Princess Matilda. Eleanor’s first-born daughter Princess Matilda was sent off to Germany at the age of 11, to wed Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony, a warrior who had to kneel at the wedding, to bring his head down level with hers. Previously known as Mathilde in France and Maud in England, she had to get used to being called Mechtilde.
- Douglas Boyd
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.
- Joshua J. Mark
Eleanor of England (also called Eleanor Plantagenet and Eleanor of Leicester) (1215 – 13 April 1275) was the youngest child of John, King of England and Isabella of Angoulême. Early life [ edit ] At the time of Eleanor's birth at Gloucester , King John's London was in the hands of French forces, John had been forced to sign Magna Carta and ...
- 13 April 1275, Montargis Abbey, France
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Mar 31, 2023 · Eleanor of Aquitaine was an influential figure in her own right, controlling a large portion of France and eventually becoming Queen of England after her annulment from Louis VII of France. Her daughters and daughters-in-law also played important political roles in the 12th and 13th centuries, as they were instrumental in maintaining diplomatic ...
Jan 21, 2021 · Eleanor was the mother to five monarchs, and her progeny became kings, queens, emperors and archbishops. She eventually lived into her 80s, a rare feat in the High Medieval period, dying in 1204. Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful figures in 12th century Europe.
Jan 20, 2020 · 20 Jan 2020. Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204) was one of the most wealthy and powerful women of the Middle Ages. Queen Consort of both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, she was also mother to Richard the Lionheart and John of England.
