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Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and Englandb. circa 1122; d. 1204Daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine. She married Louis VII of France in 1137. The marriage was annulled in 1152. The same year she married Henry of Anjou, who became Henry II of England in 1154. Eleanor was implicated in her sons' (by Henry) rebellion in 1173, and was imprisoned until 1189. She was a capable regent during her son Richard I's absences. Eleanor had great territorial wealth of her own; Aquitaine (also called Guienne) was her marriage dowry and its acquisition considerably increased Henry II's prestige and power. She is traditionally represented as extremely hot-tempered and was clearly a born intriguer. © JM Dent/Historybookshop.com |
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