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'''Eleanor OF Aquitaine''' (1122-1204), Queen of France (1137-1152) as wife of Louis VII. Queen of England (1154-1189) as wife of Henry II. Mother of the Kings of England, Richard I and John.

'''Eleanor OF Aquitaine''' (1122-1204), Queen of France (1137-1152) as wife of Louis VII. Queen of England (1154-1189) as wife of Henry II. Mother of the Kings of England, Richard I and John.

 

At 15 she entered an arranged marriage with Louis, which was to suffer from incompatibility and the fact that no sons were produced. It broke down when she accompanied him to Palestine on the Second Crusade (1147-49). As heiress to the rich and powerful lands of Aquitaine, as holder of the most glittering court in Europe, and as a woman of immense spirit, she was able to gain a divorce from Louis and married the young Henry of Anjou, soon to be king of England. She brought with her her extensive possessions, many of which were to be controlled by the English crown until the 15th century. She was to bear him 8 children.

At 15 she entered an arranged marriage with Louis, which was to suffer from incompatibility and the fact that no sons were produced. It broke down when she accompanied him to Palestine on the Second Crusade (1147-49). As heiress to the rich and powerful lands of Aquitaine, as holder of the most glittering court in Europe, and as a woman of immense spirit, she was able to gain a divorce from Louis and married the young Henry of Anjou, soon to be king of England. She brought with her her extensive possessions, many of which were to be controlled by the English crown until the 15th century. She was to bear him 8 children.