Eleanor of Aquitaine 
Eleanor of was born in 1122 in Chateau de Belin, Guinne, France. Eleanor of's father was William X Duke of Aquitaine and her mother was Eleanor Chatellerault deRochefoucauld. Her maternal grandparents were Viscount Aimery I Châtellérault deRochefoucauld and Dangereuse del'Isle-Bouchard. She had a half-sister named Petronella. She died at the age of 80 on March 31st, 1202 in Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France.General Notes
Eleanor was an extraordinarily powerful woman, she was the duchess ofAquitaine and Queen of France (1137-1152) with her marriage to Louis VIIand Queen of England after her marriage to Henry. She was the Countess ofSaintonge, Angoumois, Limousin, Auvergne, Bordeaux, Agen. Eleanor had 10children, three of whom were crowned kings of England (Henry, Richard,and John). One of her daughters, Matilda, married Henry the Lion ofBavaria and Saxony and was the mother of Otto of Brunswick; anotherdaughter Eleanor wed King Alfonso VIII of Castile and had Blanche, themother of Louis IX of France; her daughter Jeanne was the wife of KingWilliam II of Sicily and after his death, Count Raymond VIof Toulouse."The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages" Norman F. Cantor, General Editor.
Eleanor of and Louis VII deCapet were married in a religious ceremony on July 22nd, 1137. They had four daughters named Mary Capet of, Alice Capet, Alice Capet of and Alice Capet of.
Eleanor of and Curt Mantel were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1152 in Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. They had a son and a daughter, named "Lackland" and Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of.
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Children
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of England
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Spain.
King John I Plantagenet ("Lackland") England
John I Plantagenet, known as "Lackland", was born on December 24th, 1167 in Lings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.1 He died at the age of 48 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He was buried in 1216 in Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.1
Eleanor of and Henry II were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1152 in Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. They had six sons and three daughters, named William De Longspee Prince of, Henry The Young King of, Richard I Lion-Hearted King of, Geoffery Prince of, Philip Prince of England, "Lackland", Matilda Princess of, Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of and Joanna Princess of.
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Children
William De Longspee Prince of England
William De Longspee Prince of was born on August 17th, 1152 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. He died at the age of 73 in 1225 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England.
Henry The Young King of England
Henry The Young King of was born on March 28th, 1155 in Bermandsey Palace, London, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 28 on June 11th, 1183 in Mortel Castle, Turenne, Correze, France.
Matilda Princess of England
Matilda Princess of was born in 1156 in London, Middlesex, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in St. Peter, Domkirche, Minden, Germany.
Richard I Lion-Hearted King of England
Richard I Lion-Hearted King of 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, Limousin, France. He was buried in Fontevrault Abby, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Geoffery Prince of England
Geoffery Prince of was born on September 23rd, 1158 in England. He died at the age of 27 on August 19th, 1186 in Paris, Seine, France.
Philip Prince of England England
Philip Prince of England was born in 1160. He died at the age of 1 in 1161.
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of England
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Spain.
Joanna Princess of England
Joanna Princess of was born in 1164 in Angers, Maine-Et-Loire, France. She died at the age of 35 on September 4th, 1199 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
King John ("Lackland") Plantagenet
John, known as "Lackland", was born on December 24th, 1167 in Lings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 48 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He was buried in 1216 in Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Eleanor of and Henry II were married in a religious ceremony on May 18th, 1152 in Bourdeaux, Gironde, France. They had six sons and three daughters, named William De Longspee Prince of, Henry The Young King of, Richard I Lion-Hearted King of, Geoffery Prince of, Philip Prince of England, John "Lackland", Matilda Princess of, Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of and Joanna Princess of.
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Children
William De Longspee Prince of England
William De Longspee Prince of was born on August 17th, 1152 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. He died at the age of 73 in 1225 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England.
Henry The Young King of England
Henry The Young King of was born on March 28th, 1155 in Bermandsey Palace, London, Middlesex, England. He died at the age of 28 on June 11th, 1183 in Mortel Castle, Turenne, Correze, France.
Matilda Princess of England
Matilda Princess of was born in 1156 in London, Middlesex, England. She died at the age of 33 on June 28th, 1189 in St. Peter, Domkirche, Minden, Germany.
Richard I Lion-Hearted King of England
Richard I Lion-Hearted King of 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, Limousin, France. He was buried in Fontevrault Abby, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Geoffery Prince of England
Geoffery Prince of was born on September 23rd, 1158 in England. He died at the age of 27 on August 19th, 1186 in Paris, Seine, France.
Philip Prince of England England
Philip Prince of England was born in 1160. He died at the age of 1 in 1161.
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of England
Eleanor Plantagenet Princess of was born on October 13th, 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France. She died at the age of 52 on October 31st, 1214 in Burgos, Spain.
Joanna Princess of England
Joanna Princess of was born in 1164 in Angers, Maine-Et-Loire, France. She died at the age of 35 on September 4th, 1199 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
King John "Lackland" King of England
John "Lackland" was born on December 24th, 1167 in Lings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He died at the age of 48 on October 19th, 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. He was buried in 1216 in Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
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