Eleanor OF AQUITAINE^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1122 - 1204  (82 years)

• Name	Eleanor OF AQUITAINE
  Born	1122	, , , Aquitaine, France
  Gender	Female
  Died	Mar 1204	Mirabell Castle, Poitiers, FRA
  Buried	Maine-Et-Lire, , , ENG
  Person ID	I2306	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William V DUKE OF GUIENNE AND AQUITAINE
  Family ID	F8443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louis VII OF FRANCE,   d. Bef 1153
  Married	Bef 1153
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F1834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henry II "Curtmantle", King Of England,   b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, FRA ,   d. 7 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-Et-Loire, , , FRA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	18 May 1153
  Children	1. William OF ENGLAND,   b. 17 Aug 1152, Le Mans, Sarthe, FRA ,   d. Apr 1155  (Age 2 years)   2. Henry OF ENGLAND,   b. 28 Feb 1155, London, Middlesex, ENG ,   d. 11 Jun 1182  (Age 27 years)   3. Matilda OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1156, London, Middlesex, ENG ,   d. 28 Jun 1189  (Age ~ 33 years)   4. Richard I "The Lion-Heart", King Of England,   b. 13 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, ENG ,   d. 6 Apr 1199  (Age 41 years)   5. Geoffrey DUKE OF BRITTANY,   b. 23 Sep 1158, , , , England ,   d. 19 Sep 1186  (Age 27 years)   6. Phillip OF ENGLAND,   b. Abt 1160, , , , England ,   d. Est 1160  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. Eleanor OF ENGLAND,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, FRA ,   d. 13 Oct 1214  (Age 52 years)   8. Joanna QUEEN OF SICILY,   b. Oct 1165, Angers, Maine-At-Loire, , FRA ,   d. 4 Sep 1199  (Age ~ 33 years)   9. John LACKLAND, King Of England,   b. 24 Dec 1166, Oxford, Oxfordshire, ENG ,   d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark Castle, Nottingham, ENG  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F6425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  She was 15 when her father died making her the sole heiress of a very large estate. She instantly became the most desired bachelorette in Europe. She was first married to King Louis VII and was Queen of France as his wife. He had the married dissolved when she was unable to bear him sons. They had had two daughters. She next married King Henry II of England whom she fell in love with. They did separate but remained married after having 8 children together. Not only was she the Queen of France and England but also lead one crusade to the Holy land, and was in charge of Court when her sons were gone for lengthy periods of time. These positions enabled her to leave the following legacies. She encouraged a culture of chivalry among her courtiers that had far-reaching influence on literature, poetry, music and folklore. She also is believed to be the creator of the modern indoor fireplace at least by idea. She found her home with her 2nd marriage to be quite cold and drafty --- thus the design of the fireplace. It's concept quickly spread.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2793] United Ancestries Linked Pedigrees CD 100 (Automated Archives). [S826] Robert Jesse Harry, The Ancestors and Descendants of Hugh Harry and Elizabeth Brinton. [S550] CD 102 (Automated Archives). [S1107] W.L. Warren, King John (London, England; Eyre & Spottiswoode Pub.). [S1130] David Piper, Kings and Queens of England and Scotland with copies of pages provided to me by Pat Moran of Texas. [S505] Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002).