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Eleanor of Aquitaine

2006-08-03T20:33:41Z

Robert Fripp:

'''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (1122-1204) was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife, Aenor. She was the granddaughter of [[Guilem de Peitieu]], the first [[troubadour]]. Her reputation is that of a formidable political manipulator and a [[patron]] of the arts. She is also remembered as wife to two [[king]]s as well as mother to two.

Both her mother and her brother died in 1130, and when her father died in May 1137 on [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]], she was [[Countess]] of Poitou and [[Duchess]] of Aquitaine and Gascony. In July of that year she married the [[dauphin]], and on the death of [[Louis VI]] in August she became [[Queen]] of [[France]] and her husband [[Louis VII]].

Though her [[marriage]] seems to have been affectionate at first, and she even went so far as to travel on [[crusade]] with him, their marriage was annulled in 1152 on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. The real reason for the annulment seems to have been the fact that she had born no sons.

Within eight weeks of her annulment she had married [[Henry II]] of [[England]], thus transferring control of her landholdings to the English king.

She did bear sons to Henry. Four of them and each at the others' and their father's throats. Of these the second and fourth ([[Richard I]] and [[John Lackland]]) were to gain the [[throne]]. Her eldest son, [[Henry the Young King|Henry]] was made co-ruler with his father, [[Henry II]], but died before he could succeed him fully. Her other son, Geoffrey, was Duchy of Brittany, by right of his wife, Constance. He died suddenly in 1186 as a result of an accident at a [[tournament]]. His son, Eleanor's grandson, Arthur, succeeded to the Duchy, but, on [[Richard I]]'s death, was supported as his successor, in preference to [[John Lackland|John]], and died after being captured and imprisoned by John. Eleanor died at 81 or 82, just before John destroyed the Angevin Empire that she and Henry had assembled with so much blood and treasure.

A lady of Eleanor's stature deserves a [http://robertfripp.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=ArticleList&SectionID=152 Timeline] to match. This free download tracks Eleanor's life from triumph to tragedy and vice versa, giving almost 300 dated entries across a span of nine decades.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

2006-07-31T23:21:57Z

Robert Fripp:

'''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (1122-1204) was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife, Aenor. She was the granddaughter of [[Guilem de Peitieu]], the first [[troubadour]]. Her reputation is that of a formidable political manipulator and a [[patron]] of the arts. She is also remembered as wife to two [[king]]s as well as mother to two.

Both her mother and her brother died in 1130, and when her father died in May 1137 on [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]], she was [[Countess]] of Poitou and [[Duchess]] of Aquitaine and Gascony. In July of that year she married the [[dauphin]], and on the death of [[Louis VI]] in August she became [[Queen]] of [[France]] and her husband [[Louis VII]].

Though her [[marriage]] seems to have been affectionate at first, and she even went so far as to travel on [[crusade]] with him, their marriage was annulled in 1152 on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. The real reason for the annulment seems to have been the fact that she had born no sons.

Within eight weeks of her annulment she had married [[Henry II]] of [[England]], thus transferring control of her landholdings to the English king.

She did bear sons to Henry. Four of them and each at the others' and their father's throats. Of these the second and fourth ([[Richard I]] and [[John Lackland]]) were to gain the [[throne]]. Her eldest son, [[Henry the Young King|Henry]] was made co-ruler with his father, [[Henry II]], but died before he could succeed him fully. Her other son, Geoffrey, was Duchy of Brittany, by right of his wife, Constance. He died suddenly in 1186 as a result of an accident at a [[tournament]]. His son, Eleanor's grandson, Arthur, succeeded to the Duchy, but, on [[Richard I]]'s death, was supported as his successor, in preference to [[John Lackland|John]], and died after being captured and imprisoned by John. Eleanor died at 81 or 82, just before John destroyed the Angevin Empire that she and Henry had assembled with so much blood and treasure.

A lady of Eleanor's stature deserves a [http://www.robertfripp.ca/ Timeline] to match. This free download tracks Eleanor's life from triumph to tragedy and vice versa, giving almost 300 dated entries across a span of nine decades.

[[Category:Monarchs (medieval)]]
[[category:12th century]]
[[category:13th century]]
[[category:people (medieval)]]

Eleanor of Aquitaine

2006-07-31T23:20:17Z

Robert Fripp:

'''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (1122-1204) was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife, Aenor. She was the granddaughter of [[Guilem de Peitieu]], the first [[troubadour]]. Her reputation is that of a formidable political manipulator and a [[patron]] of the arts. She is also remembered as wife to two [[king]]s as well as mother to two.

Both her mother and her brother died in 1130, and when her father died in May 1137 on [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]], she was [[Countess]] of Poitou and [[Duchess]] of Aquitaine and Gascony. In July of that year she married the [[dauphin]], and on the death of [[Louis VI]] in August she became [[Queen]] of [[France]] and her husband [[Louis VII]].

Though her [[marriage]] seems to have been affectionate at first, and she even went so far as to travel on [[crusade]] with him, their marriage was annulled in 1152 on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. The real reason for the annulment seems to have been the fact that she had born no sons.

Within eight weeks of her annulment she had married [[Henry II]] of [[England]], thus transferring control of her landholdings to the English king.

She did bear sons to Henry. Four of them and each at the others' and their father's throats. Of these the second and fourth ([[Richard I]] and [[John Lackland]]) were to gain the [[throne]]. Her eldest son, [[Henry the Young King|Henry]] was made co-ruler with his father, [[Henry II]], but died before he could succeed him fully. Her other son, Geoffrey, was Duchy of Brittany, by right of his wife, Constance. He died suddenly in 1186 as a result of an accident at a [[tournament]]. His son, Eleanor's grandson, Arthur, succeeded to the Duchy, but, on [[Richard I]]'s death, was supported as his successor, in preference to [[John Lackland|John]], and died after being captured and imprisoned by John. Eleanor died at 81 or 82, just before John destroyed the Angevin Empire that she and Henry had assembled with so much blood and treasure.

A lady of Eleanor's stature deserves a [http://www.robertfripp.ca/ Timeline] to match. This one tracks Eleanor's life from triumph to tragedy and vice versa, giving almost 300 dated entries across a span of nine decades.

[[Category:Monarchs (medieval)]]
[[category:12th century]]
[[category:13th century]]
[[category:people (medieval)]]

Eleanor of Aquitaine

2006-07-31T22:20:59Z

Robert Fripp:

'''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' (1122-1204) was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife, Aenor. She was the granddaughter of [[Guilem de Peitieu]], the first [[troubadour]]. Her reputation is that of a formidable political manipulator and a [[patron]] of the arts. She is also remembered as wife to two [[king]]s as well as mother to two.

Both her mother and her brother died in 1130, and when her father died in May 1137 on [[pilgrimage]] to [[Santiago de Compostela]], she was [[Countess]] of Poitou and [[Duchess]] of Aquitaine and Gascony. In July of that year she married the [[dauphin]], and on the death of [[Louis VI]] in August she became [[Queen]] of [[France]] and her husband [[Louis VII]].

Though her [[marriage]] seems to have been affectionate at first, and she even went so far as to travel on [[crusade]] with him, their marriage was annulled in 1152 on the grounds of [[consanguinity]]. The real reason for the annulment seems to have been the fact that she had born no sons.

Within eight weeks of her annulment she had married [[Henry II]] of [[England]], thus transferring control of her landholdings to the English king.

She did bear sons to Henry. Four of them and each at the others' and their father's throats. Of these the second and fourth ([[Richard I]] and [[John Lackland]]) were to gain the [[throne]]. Her eldest son, [[Henry the Young King|Henry]] was made co-ruler with his father, [[Henry II]], but died before he could succeed him fully. Her other son, Geoffrey, was Duchy of Brittany, by right of his wife, Constance. He died suddenly in 1186 as a result of an accident at a [[tournament]]. His son, Eleanor's grandson, Arthur, succeeded to the Duchy, but, on [[Richard I]]'s death, was supported as his successor, in preference to [[John Lackland|John]], and died after being captured and imprisoned by John. Eleanor died at 81 or 82, just before John destroyed the Angevin Empire that she and Henry had assembled with so much blood and treasure.

A lady of Eleanor's stature deserves a [[Timeline]] to match, and this one details her life with almost 300 dated entries.

[[Category:Monarchs (medieval)]]
[[category:12th century]]
[[category:13th century]]
[[category:people (medieval)]]