Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (c1124-1204)

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[edit] Name Variations

Eleanor of Aquitaine

[edit] Biography

See wikipedia. Eleanor succeeded as Duchess of Aquitaine upon the death of her father in 1137 and ruled it (along with her husbands and sons) until her death.

[edit] Vital Statistics

• Sex : Female
• Born: About 1124 at Château Belin
• Died: 31 March 1204 at Fontrevault at the age of about 80.

[edit] Pedigree

Eleanor is the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099-1137) and Aénor de Châtellerault (1103-After 1130).

[edit] Siblings

• William of Poitou (About 1120-Before 1137)
• Alix of Poitou (About 1125-After 1153)

[edit] Spouse(s)

• 1137 Louis VII, King of France (1120-1180)
  • She married him 22 July 1137 in Bordeaux.
  • They divorced in 1152
• 1152 Henry II, King of England (1133-1189)
  • She married him 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux

[edit] Offspring

[edit] Louis VII, King of France (1120-1180)

• Marie of France (1145-1198)
• Alix of France (1151-After 1195)

[edit] Henry II, King of England (1133-1189)

• William of England (1153-1156)
• Henry, Duke of Normandy (1155-1183)
• Matilda of England (1156-1189)
• Richard I, King of England (1157-1199)
• Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158-1186)
• Eleanor of England (1162-1214)
• Joan of England (1165-1199)
• John, King of England (1166-1216)

[edit] Contributors

John Kenney

[edit] Sources

1. Genealogics

[edit] References