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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 ...
husband's death: 23 December 1230 Richard I: Isabella of Angoulême: Aymer, Count of Angoulême c. 1187 24 August 1200 18 or 19 October 1216 husband's death: 31 May 1246 John I: Eleanor of Provence: Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence c. 1223 14 January 1236 16 November 1272 husband's death: 24 June 1291 Henry II: Eleanor of Castile
Louis VII of France was granted an annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine on 18 March 1152, and she married Henry (who would become Henry II) on 18 May 1152. Consequently, the Angevins acquired the Duchy of Aquitaine. [18] Stephen's wife and elder son, Eustace, died in 1153, leading to the Treaty of Wallingford.
Eleanor of Aquitaine Alix of France (July/August 1150 – 1197/1198) was countess consort of Blois by marriage to Theobald V, Count of Blois . She served as regent of Blois during Theobald's absence from in 1190–1191, and during the minority of their son Louis from 1191 until 1197.
Joan was born in October 1165 at Château d'Angers in Anjou as the seventh child of Henry II, King of England and his queen consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine. [3] She spent her youth at her mother's courts at Winchester and Poitiers. As a young Angevin princess, Joan's early education consisted of subjects to ready her for a dynastic marriage.
Aénor of Châtellerault (also known as Aénor de Rochefoucauld; c. 1103 – March 1130) was Duchess of Aquitaine as the wife of Duke William X and the mother of the powerful Eleanor of Aquitaine. Aénor was a daughter of Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault, and his wife, Dangereuse of L'Île-Bouchard (d. 1151). Most likely named after her ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine Marie of France (1145 – 11 March 1198) was a Capetian princess who became Countess of Champagne by her marriage to Henry I of Champagne . She ruled the County of Champagne as regent during Henry I's absence from 1179 to 1181; during the minority of their son Henry II from 1181 to 1187; and during Henry II's absence from ...
The Duchy of Aquitaine (Occitan: Ducat d'Aquitània, IPA: [dyˈkad dakiˈtaɲɔ]; French: Duché d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyʃe dakitɛn]) was a historical fiefdom located in the western, central and southern areas of present-day France, south of the river Loire.