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France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow until her ...
The primary reason Eleanor was chosen was the chance to create a valuable set of alliances with the rulers of the south and south-east of France [23] which meant Eleanor brought in her retinue a large number of often related Savoyards [24] many of whom become prominent thanks to Henry's patronage which caused friction with the English barons. [25]
Eleanor was the daughter of Ralph I, Count of Vermandois, and his second wife, Petronilla of Aquitaine. [1] Eleanor was the youngest of three children from his second marriage. [1] Eleanor's two siblings were Ralph II, Count of Vermandois and Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois. She had an older half-brother from her father's first marriage: Hugh ...
Many Savoyards, probably including Eleanor, backed a 1258 coup d'état by a coalition of English barons who expelled the Poitevins from England, [10] [11] reforming the royal government through a process called the Provisions of Oxford. The Savoyard's influence with the King created friction with the English barons during Henry's reign. [12]
Eleanor (/ ˈ ɛ l ə n ər,-n ɔːr /) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor.It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
Articles relating to Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine (c. 1124-1204, reigned 1137-1204) and her reign. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The Angevin Empire (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ɪ v ɪ n /; French: Empire Plantagenêt) was the collection of territories held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half of France, and parts of Ireland and Wales, and had further influence over much of the remaining British Isles.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204) was Queen-consort of France from 1137 to 1152, then of England from 1154 to 1189. She earned the nickname because her descendants included royalty in England, France, Denmark, Castile, and Sicily, among other kingdoms. [1]