Eleanor De Aquitaine
1122 - 1204 (82 years)-
Name Eleanor De Aquitaine Birth ABT. 1122 Chateau de Belin, Gionde, Aquitaine, France 
Gender Female Death BET. 26 Jun 1202 - 1 Apr 1204 Mirabell Castle, Tarne-Et-Garonne, France Burial Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France Notes - Eleanor Princess of Aquitaine was the wife of King Louis VII and later King Henry II of England. She was also the mother of two English kings, Richard the Lion-Hearted and John. Her control of Aquitaine, then a vast independent state next to France, made her a central figure in the struggle for power between France and England.
Eleanor was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine. In 1137, when Eleanor was 15 years old, she inherited Aquitaine. Her land came under French control when she married Louis VII later that year. Eleanor and Louis had two daughters. But the lack of male heir contributed to unhappiness in their marriage, and they agreed to a divorce in 1152.
Within months, Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet, who became King Henry II of England in 1154. Later, Eleanor and enry lost affection for each other, and she supported a revolt against him in 1173. The revolt failed and Henry imprisoned Eleanor. Eleanor greatly influenced both Richard and John during their reigns.
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Father William (Guillaume) V De Aquitaine, b. ABT. 1099, Aquitaine, France d. 9 Apr 1137, Galacia (Age 38 years) Relationship Natural Mother Eleanor De Chatellerault, b. BET. 1103 - 1105, Chatillera, Vienne, France d. Mar 1129/30 (Age 25 years) Relationship Natural Marriage ABT. 1121 France Family ID F521 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 King Henry II 'Curtmantle' King of England, b. 5 Mar 1133, Anjou d. 6 Jul 1189 (Age 56 years) Children 1. King John King of England, b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 48 years)Family ID F316 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Dec 2011
Family 2 Louis VII King of France, b. 1120, FRANCE Marriage 11 Jul 1137 Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Gironde, France Family ID F533 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Henry II King of England, b. 25 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France (Age 56 years) Marriage 18 May 1152 Bordeaux, Gironde, France Children 1. Eleanor Plantagenet, b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, France d. 13 Oct 1214, Burgos, Spain (Age 52 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]2. Joanna Plantagenet Princess of England, b. Oct 1165, Angers Castle, Anjou, Maine-Et-Loire, France d. 4 Sep 1199, Fountevrault Abbey, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France (Age 33 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]3. John Lackland, b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]Family ID F518 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Eleanor Princess of Aquitaine was the wife of King Louis VII and later King Henry II of England. She was also the mother of two English kings, Richard the Lion-Hearted and John. Her control of Aquitaine, then a vast independent state next to France, made her a central figure in the struggle for power between France and England.
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Birth - ABT. 1122 - Chateau de Belin, Gionde, Aquitaine, France 
Marriage - 11 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Gironde, France 
Marriage - 18 May 1152 - Bordeaux, Gironde, France 
Death - BET. 26 Jun 1202 - 1 Apr 1204 - Mirabell Castle, Tarne-Et-Garonne, France 
Burial - - Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France = Link to Google Earth