Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Duchess
• Appointments / Titles: Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England
• Appointments / Titles: Princess
• Appointments / Titles: Queen of Aquitaine
• Life Event: m. 1 to Louis VII, King of France
• FSID: 99XF-Y5R
• Occupation: Duchess of Aquitaine
• Religion: Between 8 Jan 1122 and 7 Jan 1123; Roman Catholicism
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1137 and 7 Jan 1205; comtesse, de Poitiers
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1137 and 7 Jan 1205; duchesse, d'Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1137 and 7 Jan 1205; duchesse, de Gascogne
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1137 and 7 Jan 1138; Duchy of Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1137 and 7 Jan 1153; Queen consort of France
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1154 and 7 Jan 1190; Queen consort of England
• Burial: 8 Apr 1204, Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

Notes:

Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor/Éléonore; 1122 or 1124 – 1 April 1204) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages and a member of the Ramnulfid dynasty of rulers in southwestern France. She became Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right while she was still a child, then later Queen consort of France (1137–1152) and of England (1154–1189). She was the patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn.

Eleanor's succession to the duchy of Aquitaine in 1137 made her the most eligible bride in Europe. Three months after she became duchess, she married King Louis VII of France, son of her guardian, King Louis VI. As Queen of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade. Soon after, Eleanor sought an annulment of her marriage, but her request was rejected by Pope Eugene III. However, after the birth of her second daughter Alix, Louis agreed to an annulment in consideration of her failure to bear a son after fifteen years of marriage. The marriage was annulled on 11 March 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity within the fourth degree. Their daughters were declared legitimate and custody was awarded to Louis, while Eleanor's lands were restored to her.

As soon as the annulment was granted, Eleanor became engaged to Henry, Duke of Normandy, who became King Henry II of England in 1154. Henry was her third cousin (cousin of the third degree), and nine years younger. The couple married on 18 May 1152 (Whit Sunday), eight weeks after the annulment of Eleanor's first marriage, in a cathedral in Poitiers, France. Over the next thirteen years, she bore Henry eight children: five sons, three of whom would become kings; and three daughters. However, Henry and Eleanor eventually became estranged. Henry imprisoned her in 1173 for supporting her son Henry's revolt against her husband, and she was not released until 1189 when Henry died (on 6 July), and their son ascended the English throne as Richard I.

Now queen dowager, Eleanor acted as regent while Richard went on the Third Crusade where he was captured and held prisoner. Eleanor lived well into the reign of her youngest son John. By the time of her death, she had outlived all her children except for King John and Queen Eleanor of Castile.

Family/Spouse: Plantagenet, King of England Henry II. Henry (son of Plantagenet, Duke Geoffrey V and of England, Matilda) was born on 12 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France; was christened in 1133 in France; died on 13 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; was buried on 15 Jul 1189 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Plantagenet, King John Lackland of England was born on 31 Dec 1166 in Kings Manor House (Historical), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 18 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried on 19 Oct 1216 in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Guillaume
• FSID: LZVF-767
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1126 and 7 Jan 1138; Count of Poitou
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1126 and 7 Jan 1138; Duke of Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1126 and 7 Jan 1138; Duke of Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1126 and 7 Jan 1138; Duke of Gascony
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1126 and 7 Jan 1138; Duke of Gascony

Notes:

William X married Aenor de Châtellerault, a daughter of his father's mistress Dangerossa by her first husband, Aimery. In 1137 William joined the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, but died during the trip. Per Wikipedia.org

WIlliam married de Châtellerault, Elaeanor. Elaeanor (daughter of de Châtellerault, Viscount Aymeric I and of Toulouse, Queen of Aragon Philippa Mathilde) was born in 1103 in Châtellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France; died between 8 Mar and 7 Apr 1130 in Talmont, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried after 8 Mar 1130 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Duchess of Acquitaine
• FSID: MBXP-1YN

Notes:

Aénor de Châtellerault, duchess of Aquitaine

Nicknames: "Aénor de Rochefoucauld"
Birthdate: 1103
Birthplace: Châtellerault, Poitou-Charentes, France
Death: Died 1130 in Talmont-sur-Gironde, Charente-maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Place of Burial:France

Immediate Family:
Daughter of Aimery I, vicomte de Châtellérault and Dangereuse de L'Isle Bouchard
Wife of William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England; Petronilla (Alix) (Pernelle) d'Aquitaine and Guillaume d'Aquitaine
Sister of Raoul de Châtellerault, seigneur de Faye-le-Vineuse; Hugues III, viscount of Châtellerault and Amable de Chastellerault

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Comte
• Appointments / Titles: Duke of Aquitaine
• Nickname: The Troubadour

WIlliam married of Toulouse, Queen of Aragon Philippa Mathilde. Philippa was born on 22 Oct 1073 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was christened in Aquitaine, France; died on 5 Dec 1117 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was buried on 5 Dec 1118 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Queen Of Aragon; Princess Of Poitiers
• Appointments / Titles: Between 7 Jan 1093 and 7 Jan 1117; Duchess consort of Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 7 Jan 1098 and 7 Jan 1102; Countess of Toulouse (first tenure)
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1109 and 7 Jan 1115; Countess of Toulouse (second tenure)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Viscount

Aymeric married of Toulouse, Queen of Aragon Philippa Mathilde. Philippa was born on 22 Oct 1073 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was christened in Aquitaine, France; died on 5 Dec 1117 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was buried on 5 Dec 1118 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Appointments / Titles: Queen Of Aragon; Princess Of Poitiers
• Appointments / Titles: Between 7 Jan 1093 and 7 Jan 1117; Duchess consort of Aquitaine
• Appointments / Titles: Between 7 Jan 1098 and 7 Jan 1102; Countess of Toulouse (first tenure)
• Appointments / Titles: Between 8 Jan 1109 and 7 Jan 1115; Countess of Toulouse (second tenure)