Historical Figure
Eleanor of Aquitaine
d. 1204
Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204)
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Key Dates
Death
1204 April 1, 1204 →Biography
Eleanor of Aquitaine was duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As the reigning duchess of Aquitaine, she ruled jointly with her husbands and two of her sons, Kings Richard I and John of England. As the heiress of the House of Poitiers, which controlled much of southwestern France, she was one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
Timeline
Eleanor of Aquitaine married Prince Louis, eldest son of King Louis VII of France, at the Cathedral of Saint-André in Bordeaux.
July 25 →Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
March 21 →More from the High Medieval
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