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Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine

Female 1123 - 1204  (81 years)

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  • Name Eleanor of Aquitaine  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 1123  probably Bordeaux, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    General Information She was also the Queen of France and the Queen of England. She was the heiress of Aquitaine.  [1, 2, 5
    Death 31 Mar 1204  Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Burial —  Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Eleanor's Tomb
    Eleanor's Tomb
    Person ID I2818  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2022 

    Father William X, Duke of Aquitaine,   b. 1099   d. 9 Apr 1137, Galicia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Éléonore de Châtellerault,   b. About 1105   d. After Mar 1130 (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage late 1121 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 16 years. 
    Family ID F2209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louis VII "the Young", King of France,   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jul 1137  Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 7
    Eleanor and Louis VII
    Eleanor and Louis VII
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 14 years and 7 months - He : ~ 17 years and 7 months. 
    Divorce 18 Mar 1152  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7
    Children 
    +1. Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F2208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 18 May 1153  Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 30 years and 5 months - He : 20 years and 2 months. 
    Children 
     1. William, Prince of England,   b. 17 Aug 1153, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1156, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Henry "the Young King", Duke of Normandy,   b. 28 Feb 1155, Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1183, Château Martel, Touraine, France (not found) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     3. Matilda,   b. 1156, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Danwarderode Castle, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Richard I "Coeur de Lion", King of England,   b. 8 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1199 (Age 41 years)
     5. Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     6. Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     7. Joan,   b. 1165   d. 1199 (Age 34 years)
     8. John "Lackland", King of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F2204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Marie of France, Princess of France - 1145 - France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 May 1153 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William, Prince of England - 17 Aug 1153 - Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry "the Young King", Duke of Normandy - 28 Feb 1155 - Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Matilda - 1156 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Richard I "Coeur de Lion", King of England - 8 Sep 1157 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile - 13 Oct 1162 - Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John "Lackland", King of England - 24 Dec 1167 - Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Mar 1204 - Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Eleanor of Aquataine in Court

  • Sources 
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    3. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

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    5. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).

    6. [S307] Richardson, Douglas. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004).

    7. [S1461] Burke, John and John Bernard Burke. The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects , (London: E. Churton, 1848).

    8. [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975).

    9. [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).