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Eleanor of Aquitaine
| Eleanor of Aquitaine | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of France Queen consort of England | |
.jpg) Queen Eleanor | |
| Duchess of Aquitaine | |
| Reign | 9 April 1137 – 1 April 1204 |
| Predecessor | William X |
| Successor | John |
| Queen consort of France | |
| Tenure | 1 August 1137 – 21 March 1152 |
| Coronation | 25 December 1137 |
| Queen consort of England | |
| Tenure | 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189 |
| Coronation | 19 December 1154 |
| Born | 1122 Poitiers, France |
| Died | 1 April 1204 (aged 81/82) Poitiers, France |
| Burial | Fontevraud Abbey |
| Issue Detail | Marie, Countess of Champagne Alix, Countess of Blois William IX, Count of Poitiers Henry the Young King Matilda, Duchess of Saxony Richard I the Lionheart, King of the English Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany Leonora, Queen of Castile Joan, Queen of Sicily John Lackland, King of England |
| House | House of Poitiers |
| Father | William X, Duke of Aquitaine |
| Mother | Aenor de Châtellerault |
Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122 – March 31, 1204) was the daughter of William X of Aquitaine. She had a younger sister called Petronilla of Aquitaine. She brought the province of Aquitaine to England when she married Henry II of England. It stayed under English control for 300 years.
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