Ali’enor d’ AquitaineBy: Courtney Claiborne

When was she born?

•She was born in 1122 and died on April 1, 1204 (84 years old)

What did she die from?• She died in 1204 at the monastery at

Fontevrault, Anjou, where she had retired after the campaign at Mirebeau. She died of old age.

Who were her parents?• Father-William X of Aquitaine• Mother-Aenor of Chatellerault

• She was named Al-Aenor or Eleanor after her mother.

Who was she married to and who are her kids?

• Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II had three daughters and five sons. Both sons who survived Henry became kings of England after him: Richard I (the Lionhearted) and John (known as Lackland).

What is she known for?• She was the patroness of such literary figures

as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn

• She belonged to the French House of Poitiers, the Ramnulfids.

• She was also wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages

What happened in her life time• The eldest daughter of the William, Duke of Aquitaine, she was married to Louis

VII, King of France. During the Second Crusade, her relationship with her husband soured, and in 1152, they officially divorced. Shortly afterward, she married Henry of Anjou, who in two years would become King Of England. The royal couple had 8 children, five sons and three daughters. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine remained heavily involved in the ruling of King Henry II's vast empire in France and England.

Continued• Shortly afterward, she married Henry of Anjou, who in two years would

become King Of England. The royal couple had 8 children, five sons and three daughters. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine remained heavily involved in the ruling of King Henry II's vast empire in France and England

Did she have any brothers or sisters

• She had a brother named Aigret who died in 1130 and another brother named Abelard

• Her only sister was named Petronille

What did she do when her brother died

• She was the sole heiress of Aquitaine. ... So she moved to the Paris of Heloise

How long has she been dead

• She has been did for nearly 809 years

Where did she live?

• She lived in Duch’e anglals o” Aquitarine

Sites:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182258/Eleanor-of-Aquitaine

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/p/eleanor_aq.htm

http://www.historynet.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine.htm