Abt 1122 - 1204 (~ 82 years)
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Name |
Eleanor De Aquitaine |
Born |
ABT. 1122 |
Chateau de Belin, Gionde, Aquitaine, France |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
BET. 26 Jun 1202 - 1 Apr 1204 |
Mirabell Castle, Tarne-Et-Garonne, France |
Age |
~ 82 years |
Buried |
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.
Contributor: Marion Meade, M.S. author, Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Person ID |
I1275 |
Wilson-Maynard Family Tree |
Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
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 |
Married |
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) |
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Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
Family ID |
F316 |
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) |
Married |
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) [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) [Natural] |
| 3. John Lackland, b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England , d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years) [Natural] |
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Family ID |
F518 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - ABT. 1122 - Chateau de Belin, Gionde, Aquitaine, France |
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| Married - 11 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
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| Married - 18 May 1152 - Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
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| Died - BET. 26 Jun 1202 - 1 Apr 1204 - Mirabell Castle, Tarne-Et-Garonne, France |
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| Buried - - Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France |
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