female crusader
Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Queen consort of France; Queen consort of England; suo jure Duchess of Aquitaine; patroness
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About Eleanor of Aquitaine
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.
Everything about Eleanor of Aquitaine →- Occupation
- female crusader
- Position held
- duke of Aquitaine, Count of Poitiers, queen of Franks, Consort of England
- Citizenship
- Duchy of Aquitaine
- Born
- 1124
- Died
- April 1, 1204