Eleanor (c. 1122 – 1 April 1204; French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, pronounced [aljenɔʁ dakitɛn]) was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II, and Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 until her death in 1204. As the heiress of the House of Poitiers, which controlled much of southwestern …

Aquitaine (UK: / ˌ æ k w ɪ ˈ t eɪ n / AK-wih-TAYN, US: / ˈ æ k w ɪ t eɪ n / AK-wit-ayn, French: (); Occitan: Aquitània [akiˈtanjɔ]; Basque: Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Aguiéne), archaic Guyenne or Guienne (Occitan: Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January 2016 it has been part of the region …

Life Birth. Eleanor was born in Burgos, daughter of Ferdinand III of Castile and Joan, Countess of Ponthieu. Her Castilian name, Leonor, became Alienor or Alianor in England, and Eleanor in modern English.She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Eleanor of England, the daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. Eleanor was the second of five …

Aliénor d'Aquitaine, aussi connue sous le nom d’Éléonore d'Aquitaine ou de Guyenne, née vers 1122 [1], [2] et morte le 31 mars ou le 1 er avril 1204 [3] à Poitiers [4], et non à l'abbaye de Fontevraud [5], [6], a été tour à tour reine de France, puis reine d'Angleterre.. Duchesse d'Aquitaine et comtesse de Poitiers, elle occupa une place centrale dans les relations entre …

Eleanor (/ ˈ ɛ l ə n ər,-n ɔːr /) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor.It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II.It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who …

Leonor de Aquitania o Leonor de Poitou (en francés: Aliénor d’Aquitaine o Éléonore de Poitiers, en inglés: Eleanor of Aquitaine; Poitiers, 1122 [1] -Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, [2] [3] 1 de abril de 1204 [4] ) fue una noble medieval francesa miembro de la casa de Poitiers, desde 1137 por derecho propio duquesa de Aquitania y Guyena y condesa de Gascuña, y que por matrimonio llegaría …

Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, the fourth son of King Henry II of England, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany.After the presumed death in 1203 of her imprisoned younger brother, Arthur, she was heiress to vast …

Eleanor was born in the castle at Domfront, Normandy c. 1161, as the second daughter of King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and was baptised by Henry of Marcy.Her half-siblings were Countess Marie of Champagne and Countess Alix of Blois.Her full siblings were Henry the Young King, Duchess Matilda of Saxony, King Richard I, Duke …

Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a French noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in 1253. Although she was completely devoted to her husband and staunchly defended him against the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th …

Adbelahide, Adele, Adela or Adelaide of Aquitaine (also known as Adelaide of Poitiers; c. 945 or 952 – 1004), was Queen of France by marriage to Hugh Capet, King of the Franks (c. 939 – 14 October 996).Adelaide and Hugh were the founders of the Capetian dynasty of France which would rule France until the 18th and 19th centuries. As queen consort, Adelaide had some …