Eleanor of Aquitaine
Duchess of Aquitaine and queen consort first of France and then of England. Her remarkable family network made her one of the most influential dynastic figures in twelfth-century Europe.
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Key details
Birth: 1122 Documented
Death: 1 April 1204 Documented
Role: Duchess of Aquitaine · Queen consort of France and England
Dynasty: Poitiers · ES
Territories: France (ES) · England (ES) · Aquitaine (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · Ficha de autoridad GND · Eleonore, von Aquitanien
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1122
The authority record gives the birth as 1122. - DeathDocumented
1 April 1204
The authority record gives the death as 1204-04-01.
Family and relationships (1/2 with a precise source)
- Marriage or partnershipPending review
Louis VII of France
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Henry II of England
The authority record identifies Henry II of England (GND 118709755) as spouse.
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Duchess · Aquitaine · 1137–1204
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
More paths from Eleanor of Aquitaine
Family
Louis VII of France · ESKingc. 1120 – 1180
Henry II of EnglandKing of England · Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine · Count of Anjou1133 – 1189Eleanor of England · ESConsort1161 – 1214Henry the Young King · ESJunior king of England1155 – 1183
Richard I of EnglandKing of England · Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine · Count of Anjou1157 – 1199Geoffrey II of Brittany · ESDuke of Brittany1158 – 1186