Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, became King of England.
she married two kings
Eleanor had 3 sons. Two became kings and she was married to two kings. In her time she was one of the most powerful women and one of the few who were able to keep her own lands plus go on a crusade.
Eleanore of Aquitaine had 10 children. Two, Marie and Alex by her first husband Louis of France and 8 children(5 sons and 3 daughters) by her second husband Henry II of England. However not all of them severvived to adulthood.
she had 10 children. 2 with Louis and 8 with Henry
Eleanor was the wife of 2 kings and the mother of two kings. She was the grandmother of a queen. Very few could compare the power she held. As the heiress of the duchy of Aquitaine she was a trend setter in the medieval world. She went on the second crusade while married to King Louis VII of France and the marriage was annulled. She left her two daughters by him to be raised in the French court. Her second marriage was to Henry of Anjou who became King Henry II of England in 1154. She bore Henry 5 sons and 3 daughters. Two of her sons Richard and John will become Kings of England. Eleanor was an independent ruler in her own right since she inherited the huge Duchy of Aquitaine and Poitiers from her father when she was 15. In 1173 she led three of her sons in a rebellion against Henry. The rebellion was put down and she was imprisoned by Henry for 15 years. In 1189 Henry died and her son Richard I became king. She died after many years of travel and political power in 1204.
Eleanor of Aquitaine is the wife of two kings and the mother of two kings. Her influence begins as wife and queen to Henry II and later with the succession of her two sons Richard and John to the throne. While married to King Louis VII of France, she met the young Prince Henry of England. Louis annulled the marriage with Eleanor as she had not given him an heir to the throne. She married the prince who later became king when when there was no heir to the throne from King Stephen. Now Queen of England, Eleanor and now Henry the Second became two of the most powerful monarchs in English history. Between them Henry owned almost half of France which made him a vassal to the King of France that he often refused to honor. Eleanor brought the Aquitaine to the marriage and Henry inherited the Anjou from his father. These two major land areas in the country of France caused a great heartache for the King of France as he never really regained control of his own country. Queen Eleanor gave birth to many children including several sons. When the eldest son, Henry, died Richard became the heir to the throne of England. Eleanor used her influence and control of the Aquitaine to manipulate Richard. Henry II groomed the youngest son, John, to succeed him but John will end up being one if not the worst king in English history. So two of her sons will become kings of England, Richard I the Lionhearted and John I who will sign the Magna Carta. Her influence and impact on this period of English history is immeasurable. She is a fascinating woman of history and was very important in the history of two countries.
The Aquitaine Progression has 647 pages.
No one. Kings and queens had ultimate powers. If the queen had a king he would be the main power, but a woman like Elizabeth 1 was in full control. Many queens through having their own holdings were very powerful women. Eleanor of Aquitaine was one such woman. The king tried to control her by placing her in exile, but she was the mother of 3 kings and had her own land. She also went on a Crusade. The Kings and Queens used God as having placed them on the throne.
There were many famous pre-17th century women, such as Julia Augusta (Livia), Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Isabella of Spain.
Born: 1122Birthplace: Bordeaux, FranceDied: 1204Best Known As: The tough queen who led medieval England and FranceEleanor of Aquitaine was the consort of Louis VII of France, then of Henry II of England, and two of her sons (Richard and John) went on to become kings of England. Her first marriage was annulled in 1152 and she married Henry, then duke of Normandy. They each brought land and power to the marriage, but she threatened Henry's power and even urged three sons into an unsuccessful revolt in 1173. Henry stuck Eleanor in prison for fifteen years, but in 1189 she helped her son richard-i("The Lion-Hearted") to the throne, and for many years ruled in his absence.katharine-hepburnwon an Oscar for playing Eleanor in the 1968 movie The Lion In Winter, opposite Peter O'Toole as Henry II.
Eleanor of Aquitaine had a lasting effect on European culture. She was a queen, mother of kings, regent, and so on, as many women were whose effects were much less than hers. But what she did was to influence the arts and customs of her times in profoundly important ways. She was probably the most important patron of the arts of her age. Literature, music, and art were all guided to some extent by her. She was also important in promoting the Code of Chivalry, which changed how people imagined their places in society. The role of the knight was no longer simply to be a strongman with a horse, but to protect the poor and weak, to be courteous and honorable, and even to pursue love with a view to the standards she stood by. Without Eleanor, the Middle Ages might very likely have been quite different from what it was.