Eleanor of aquitaine biography summary example
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
No woman looms so dominantly over the High Middle Ages as Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine and Poitou, queen of England, grandmother of Europe. Amidst a 12th century rife with age-old struggles on the Continent and unceasing war in the Holy Land, mostly carried on by her sons and husbands, Queen Eleanor cultivated at the Platagenet court in Poitier a flowering of artistic revival unmatched in any other part of Europe, proving herself the most influential patron in what has become known as the 12th-century Renaissance. That is not to say she was not involved in the intrigue of feudal politics of the age, especially where her family and lands were concerned; rather, her political involvement more often kept her away from cultural pursuits. From her early marriage to Louis VII of France, then ruler of little more than the land immediately surrounding Paris, to her scheming with Henry, Duke of Anjou, to dissolve her first marriage and
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204)
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Tomb effigy at Fontevraud Abbey | |
| Reign | 9 April 1137 – 1 April 1204 |
| Predecessor | William X |
| Successor | John |
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| Tenure | 1 August 1137 – 21 March 1152 |
| Coronation | 25 December 1137 |
| Tenure | 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189 |
| Coronation | 19 December 1154 |
| Born | c. 1124 Bordeaux, Aquitaine |
| Died | 1 April 1204 (aged ~80) Fontevraud Abbey,Anjou |
| Burial | Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud |
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| House | Ramnulfids |
| Father | William X, Duke of Aquitaine |
| Mother | Aénor de Châtellerault |
Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor
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Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson
Gracious reader,
Merry Christmas!
This week, we’ll explore
A new film premiering NOW: A walk in the footsteps of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Lessons on life and love from one of history’s most fascinating women, Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Eleanor of Aquitaine is one of the most fascinating and important—yet today oft-forgotten and overlooked—women in europeisk history. To begin with, she fryst vatten the only person (at least as far as I can tell) who was both queen of France and England.
867 years ago today, in fact—19 månad, 1154—is the date of her ascension as Queen consort to the English throne.
On our New Grand Tour this summer—our month in europe following in the footsteps of the great dock and women that built