OF AQUITAINE, Duchess of Acquitaine Eleanor
1122 - 1204 (81 years)Set As Default Person
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Name OF AQUITAINE, Eleanor [1, 2] Title Duchess of Acquitaine Birth 6 Dec 1122 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France [1, 2] Gender Female Books About Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography Eleanor of Acquataine Books About The Autumn Throne: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Middle Ages Queen of England The Autumn Throne Books About The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick The Summer Queen Books About The Winter Crown: A Medieval Tale of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England The Winter Crown Differentiator Member of the Ramnulfid dynasty of rulers in southwestern France, and one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She led armies several times in her life, and was a leader of the Second Crusade. Relation to Me 26 GGM Royalty & Nobility Duchess of Acquitaine, Queen Consort of England, Queen Consort of France Death 1 Apr 1204 Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France [1, 2] Burial Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France [1] Patriarch & Matriarch AQUITAINE, Ranulf I of, b. 820 d. 866 (Age 46 years) (7 x Great Grandfather)
ISLE BOUCHARD, Dangereuse Maubergeonne, b. 1079 d. 1119 (Age 40 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I277 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father AQUITAINE, Guillaume X of, b. 1099, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France d. 9 Apr 1137, Compostela, Orense, Galicia, Spain (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Mother DE CHATELLERAULT, Aenor, b. 1103 d. Mar 1130, Talmont, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 27 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1121 Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 HENRY, II, b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (Age 56 years)
Other Partners: DE TOSNY, IdaMarriage 18 May 1152 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France Children 1. ENGLAND, Richard I of, b. 8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 6 Apr 1199, Chalus, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France (Age 41 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ NAVARRE, Berengaria Princess of m. 12 May 11912. ENGLAND, King John of, b. 24 Dec 1166, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216 (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. PLANTAGENET, Geoffrey Duke of Brittany, b. 23 Sep 1158, Yorkshire, England d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 27 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. PLANTAGENET, William, b. 1160, Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England d. 1160, Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. KING OF ENGLAND, Henry The Younger, b. 28 Mar 1155, Bermandsey Palace, London, England d. 11 Jun 1183, Martel, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. PLANTAGENET, Matilda Maud Princess England, b. 1156, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 28 Jun 1189, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. ENGLAND, Eleanor of, b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d. 31 Oct 1214, Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. PLANTAGANET, Joan (Joanna) Queen of Sicily, b. Oct 1165, Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France d. 4 Sep 1199, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F178 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family 2 FRANCE, King Louis VII of, b. 1120, Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France d. 18 Sep 1180, Abbey at Saint Pont, Allier, Auvergne, France (Age 60 years)
Other Partners: CASTILE, Constance of m. 1154; CHAMPAGNE, Adele of m. Nov 1160Marriage 1137 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France Annulled 11 Mar 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity Children 1. CAPET, Marie, b. Apr 1145, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d. 11 Mar 1198, Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. FRANCE, Alix Capet of, b. summer 1151, Rheims, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France d. Between 1197 and 1198, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F189 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Notes - As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was the most eligible bride in Europe. Three months after she became duchess, she married King Louis VII of France, son of her guardian, King Louis VI. As Queen of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade. Soon afterwards, Eleanor sought an annulment of her marriage,[1] but her request was rejected by Pope Eugene III.[2] However, after the birth of her second daughter Alix, Louis agreed to an annulment, as fifteen years of marriage had not produced a son.[3] The marriage was annulled on 11 March 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity within the fourth degree. Their daughters were declared legitimate and custody was awarded to Louis, while Eleanor's lands were restored to her.
As soon as the annulment was granted, Eleanor became engaged to Henry, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou, who became King Henry II of England in 1154. Henry was her third cousin (cousin of the third degree), and eleven years younger. The couple married on 18 May 1152 (Whit Sunday), eight weeks after the annulment of Eleanor's first marriage, in a cathedral in Poitiers, France. Over the next thirteen years, she bore Henry eight children: five sons, three of whom would become kings; and three daughters. However, Henry and Eleanor eventually became estranged. Henry imprisoned her in 1173 for supporting her son Henry's revolt against her husband. She was not released until 6 July 1189, when Henry died and their son ascended the English throne as Richard I.
Now queen dowager, Eleanor acted as regent while Richard went on the Third Crusade; on his return Richard was captured and held prisoner. Eleanor lived well into the reign of her youngest son, John. She outlived all her children except for John and Eleanor.
- As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was the most eligible bride in Europe. Three months after she became duchess, she married King Louis VII of France, son of her guardian, King Louis VI. As Queen of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade. Soon afterwards, Eleanor sought an annulment of her marriage,[1] but her request was rejected by Pope Eugene III.[2] However, after the birth of her second daughter Alix, Louis agreed to an annulment, as fifteen years of marriage had not produced a son.[3] The marriage was annulled on 11 March 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity within the fourth degree. Their daughters were declared legitimate and custody was awarded to Louis, while Eleanor's lands were restored to her.
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Sources - [S1557] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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