Eleanor of Aquitaine

Carlos Cifredo and Nicolas Coello

Eleanor of Aquitaine

• Biography
• Deaths of her familly
• Life
• Eleanor as Queen of France
• Disaster of the pilgrimage
• Divorce of Louis and Eleanor
• Eleanor as Queen of England
• Eleanor and the Cour of Love
• Eleanor in Jail
• Eleanor Regency and Death
• Little Resume

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Eleonor of Aquitaine was a duchess and queen of France at 15 years old She was the daughter of William Duke of Aquitaine and Aenor She learned Arizmetica, astronomy, literature, history, horse riding, hunting, sewing, dancing and playing chess. What we known about Eleanor is that she was outgoing, intelligent and beautiful .She had a sister named Petronella

Biography

Eleanor's mother died when she was 8 years old then she became the heir. When Eleanor was 15 years old her father fell ill and went to Bordeaux, her father was afraid that the nobles would marry his daughter and take control of Aquitaine.

Deaths of her family

Eleanor was born in southern France in 1122. She led an active life until she inherited her father’s title and extensive lands upon his death when she was 15, becoming in one stroke duchess of Aquitaine and by far the most eligible single young woman in Europe.

Life

When William's vassals crossed the Pyrenees they notified King Louie, when he found out he moved quickly to have Aquitaine in control of Louie. Louie brought 500 knights to Bordeaux, married Eleanor and they became Duke and Duchess of Aquitaine. Louie's father died then they went to Paris where they were crowned King and Queen of France

Eleanor as Queen of France

They made a pilgrimage to Eleanor's house. When they found the bodies of the Germans, the army was discouraged and began to fall into disarray. Louie became discouraged and stayed behind with the unequipped pilgrims and they were attacked by a Turkish army, Louie passed unnoticed like a pilgrim. When Louie met his wife in Antioquia, he blamed her for the disaster.

Disaster of the pilgrimage

After the discursion they went to Italy in 2 different boats and were attacked by the Byzantines. When Eleanor arrived in Italy, she asked the pope for a divorce from Louie, the pope rejected the proposal and tried to reconcile the couple after this disastrous tried the pope gave them permission to separate, and Eleanor continued with her Duchy of Aquitaine.

Divorce of Louie and Eleanor

Within two months of her annulment, Eleanor married HenryII, Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy. Eleanor’s marriage to Henry was more successful than her first, although not lacking in drama and discord.Henry and Eleanor argued often, but they produced eight children together between 1152 and 1166. Nonetheless, she does not emerge again into a publicly active role until separating from Henry in 1167 and moving her household to her own lands in Poitiers. While the reasons for the breakdown of her marriage to Henry remain unclear, it can likely be traced to Henry’s increasingly visible infidelities

Eleanor as Queen of England

Eleanor’s time as mistress of her own lands in Poitiers (1168-1173)established the legend of the Court of Love, where she is reputed to have encouraged a culture of chivalry among her courtiers that had far-reaching influence on literature, poetry, music and folklore. This court was reported to have attracted artists and poets, and to have contributed to a flowering of culture and the arts. But to whatever extent such a court existed, it appears not to have survived Eleanor’s later capture and imprisonment, which effectively removed her from any position of power and influence for the next 16 years.

Eleanor and the Cour of Love

In 1173, Eleanor’s son, the Young Henry fled to France, apparently to plot against his father and seize the English throne. Eleanor, rumored to be actively supporting her son’s plans against her estranged husband, was arrested and imprisoned for treason.Once apprehended, she spent the next 16 years shuttled between various castles and strongholds in England, suspected of agitating against her husband’s interests and said by some to have played a role in the death of his favorite mistress, Rosamund. Young Henry finally succumbed to disease in 1183 and died, begging on his deathbed for his mother’s release. Henry released her, to allow her to return to England in 1184, after which she rejoined his household at least for part of each year, joining him on solemn occasions and resuming some of her ceremonial duties as queen.

Eleanor in Jail

Henry II died in July 1189 and their son Richard succeeded him; one of his first acts was to free his mother from prison and restore her to full freedom. Eleanor ruled as regent in Richard’s name while he took over for his father in leading the Third Crusade which had barely begun when Henry II died. On the conclusion of the crusade, Richard returned to England and ruled until his death in 1199. Eleanor lived to see her youngest son, John, crowned king after Richard’s death. She would later support John’s rule against the rebellion of her grandson Arthur, and eventually retire as a nun to the abbey at Fontevraud, where she was buried upon her death in 1204.

Eleanor Regency and Death

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Middle Ages. Inheriting a vast estate at the age of 15 made her the most sought-after bride of her generation. She would eventually become the queen of France, the queen of England and lead a crusade to the Holy Land. She is also credited with establishing and preserving many of the courtly rituals of chivalry.

Little Resume

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