Queen Eleanore Princess of Aquitaine 
Eleanore Princess of was born about 1122 in Bordeaux/Berlin. Eleanore Princess of's father was Guillaume X Duke Aquitaine and her mother was Duchess Eleanor de Chatellerault. Her paternal grandparents were Duke William IX Aquitaine and Countess Philippa Mathilde Maud Toulouse; her maternal grandparents were Viscount Aumary I Chatellerault and of Dangerose France. She had a half-sister named Eleanore Princess of. She died on April 1st, 1204 in Fontevraud. She was buried in Fontevrault l'Ab, Maine-et-Loire, France.General Notes
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122?-1204), queen consort of France (1137-52) and queen consort of England (1154-1204), born in France. She inherited the duchy of Aquitaine from her father in 1137, the same year in which she was married to Louis VII of France. She accompanied her husband on the Second Crusade to the Holy Land, where it was rumored that she committed adultery. The scandal, and the fact that she had not given the king a male heir, resulted in an annulment of their marriage in 1152 under the pretext of blood kinship between her and the king. Later that year, Eleanor married and gave her possessions to Henry Plantagenet, count of Anjou, who in 1154 became Henry II, king of England. In 1170, the queen induced her husband to invest their son Richard the Lion-Hearted with her personal dominions of Gascony, Aquitaine, and Poitou. When Richard and his brothers rebelled against their father in 1173, Eleanor, already alienated from the king because of his unfaithfulness, supported her sons. Consequently, she was placed in confinement until 1185. After her release, she secured the succession of her son Richard, who had become heir apparent at the death in 1183 of his eldest brother. From the death of King Henry II in 1189 until Richard's return from the Third Crusade in 1194, Eleanor ruled as regent. During this time, she foiled the attempt of her son John in 1193 to conspire with France against the new king. After the return of Richard, she arranged a reconciliation between the two brothers. Eleanor continued to be prominent in public affairs until she retired to the abbey in Fontevrault, France, where she died on April 1, 1204.
Further Reading
"Eleanor of Aquitaine," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.22 Oct 1071 in France d.10 FEB 1126/27 in France
- b.1099 in France d.19 Apr 1137 in France
- b.~ 1073 in France d.28 Nov 1117
- b.~ 1122 in Bordeaux/Berlin d.01 Apr 1204 in Fontevraud
- b.~ 1077 in of, Chatellerault, Vienne, France d.1136
- b.~ 1103 in of, Aquitaine, France d.AFT. MAR 1129/30
- b.~ 1080 in of, France d.> 1119
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Eleanore Princess of and Louis VII "le Jeune" were married in a religious ceremony on July 22nd, 1137 in Bordeaux, France. They had four daughters named Marie of, Marie Princess of, Alix Princess of and Margaret Of.
Family Notes
Marriage
Date: 1137, , ,
Eleanore Princess of and Henry II were married in a religious ceremony on May 11th, 1152 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Frn. They had nine sons and seven daughters, named William, William Prince of, Henry Prince of, Richard I, Geoffrey Prince of, Geoffrey, Philip Prince of, John "Lackland", Henry, Matilda, Matilda Princess of, Eleanor, Eleanor of, Eleanor, Joanna Princess of and Joan.
Family Notes
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Marriage date from Encarta.
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Children
William Plantagenet
William was born on August 17th, 1152 in Normandy, England. He died about April 1156 in Wallingford, Castle, Berkshire, England.
William Prince of England
William Prince of was born on August 17th, 1152 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. He died at the age of 3 in April 1156 in Wallingford Cast, Wallingford, Berkshire, England. He was buried in Reading, Berkshire, England.
Henry Prince of England
Henry Prince of was born on March 28th, 1155 in Bermandseypalace, London, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 28 on June 11th, 1183 in Mortel Castle, TURENNE, Correze, France. He was buried in ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France.
Matilda Plantagenet
Matilda was born in 1156 in London, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in Brunswick.
Matilda Princess of England
Matilda Princess of was born in 1156 in London, Middlesex, England and her baptism took place in Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in Brunswick, Germany. She was buried in St Blasius, Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
King of England Richard I Richard I King Richard "the Lionheart"
Richard I was born on September 13th, 1157 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 41 on April 6th, 1199 in Chalus, Haute-Vienne, France. He was buried in Fontevrault l'Ab, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Geoffrey Prince of England
Geoffrey Prince of was born on September 23rd, 1158 in ENG. He died at the age of 27 on August 19th, 1186 in Paris, Seine, France. He was buried in Notre Dame, Paris, Seine, France.
Duke of Brittany Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey was born about 1159 in of, Westminster, Middlesex, England. He died on December 18th, 1212 in Notredameduparc, Seine-Maritime, France.
Philip Prince of England
Philip Prince of was born about 1160 in of, England. He died about 1161 in Infant.
Eleanor Plantagenet
Eleanor was born on October 11th, 1162 in Falais, Calvados, France or Domfront, Normandy. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Spain.
Eleanor of Eleanor Eleanor Princess of
Eleanor of was born on October 13th, 1162 in of, Falaise, Calvados, France and her baptism took place in Damfront, Normandy, France. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Bristol Castle, Bristol, Burgos, Spain. She was buried in Huelgas, Burgos, Spain.
Eleanor Plantagenet
Eleanor was born on October 13th, 1162 in Domfront, Normandy. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos.
Joanna Princess of England
Joanna Princess of was born in October 1164 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She died at the age of 34 on September 4th, 1199 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She was buried in Fontevrault l'Ab, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Joan Plantagenet
Joan was born in October 1165 in Angers. She died at the age of 33 on September 4th, 1199.
John "Lackland" Plantagenet King of England
John "Lackland" was born in 1167 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 49 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark-on-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He was buried in Worcester Cathedral.
King of England Henry Plantagenet
Henry was born in Bermondsey. He died on June 11th, 1183 in Martel.
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