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Henry had eight legitimate children by Eleanor: five sons, William, Young Henry, Richard, Geoffrey and John; and three daughters, Matilda, Eleanor and Joan. [nb 23] He had several long-term mistresses, including Annabel de Balliol and Rosamund Clifford, [208] [nb 24] and also several illegitimate children.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; [a] c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, [4] and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II.
Henry gave Eleanor extensive gifts and paid personal attention to establishing and equipping her household. [182] He also brought her fully into his religious life, including involving her in his devotion to Edward the Confessor. [183] Despite initial concerns that the Queen might be barren, Henry and Eleanor had five children together.
Eleanor of England (Spanish: Leonor; c. 1161 [2] – 31 October 1214 [3] [4]), was Queen of Castile and Toledo [5] as the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England , and Eleanor of Aquitaine .
Henry the Young King (28 February 1155 – 11 June 1183) was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England , Duke of Normandy , Count of Anjou and Maine .
Of Henry's siblings, William and Geoffrey died unmarried and childless, but the tempestuous marriage of Henry and Eleanor, who already had two daughters (Marie and Alix) through her first marriage to King Louis, produced eight children in thirteen years: [20] William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153–1156) Henry the Young King (1155–1183)
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William (17 August 1153 – 1156) was the first son of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine. [2] He was born in Normandy on the same day that his father's rival, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died.