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May 10, 2024 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (born c. 1122—died April 1, 1204, Fontevrault, Anjou, France) was the queen consort of both Louis VII of France (1137–52) and Henry II of England (1152–1204) and mother of Richard I (the Lionheart) and John of England. She was perhaps the most powerful woman in 12th-century Europe.
On either 7 or 8 July 1174, Henry II, facing imminent invasion of England, took ship and with Eleanor John, Joanna and the other ladies sailed from Barfleur to Southampton, from where Eleanor was taken to an unknown place of confinement.
Nov 9, 2009 · Eleanor of Aquitaine: Regency and Death . Henry II died in July 1189 and their son Richard succeeded him; one of his first acts was to free his mother from prison and restore her to full...
Henry's acquisition of Aquitaine also threatened the inheritance of Louis and Eleanor's two daughters, Marie and Alix, who might otherwise have had claims to Aquitaine on Eleanor's death. With his new lands, Henry now possessed a much larger proportion of France than Louis.
Lived: about 1122–1204. Field: Royalty, government affairs. Key moment: Taking part in a plot against her husband, King Henry II, in 1173. The most eligible woman in Europe. Born in about 1122, Eleanor became Duchess of Aquitaine, a region in what is now south-western France, after her father’s death in 1137.
Mar 29, 2019 · This marriage was annulled on the grounds of consanguinity (Eleanor and Louis were third cousins) in 1152 CE, and she quickly married Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189 CE) with whom she had eight children.
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...
