Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine

1123 - 1204  (81 years)

• Name	Eleanor of Aquitaine
  Birth	1123	probably Bordeaux, France   [1, 2, 3]
  General Information	She was also the Queen of France and the Queen of England. She was the heiress of Aquitaine.  [1, 2, 4]
  Death	31 Mar 1204	Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Aft 31 Mar 1204	Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France   [1, 5]
  	Eleanor's Tomb
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gerard I, Count of Auvergne   d. 25 Jun 841  (8 x Great Grandfather)  Dangerose,   b. Abt 1080  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2818	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	William X, Duke of Aquitaine,   b. 1099   d. 9 Apr 1137, Galicia, Spain (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Éléonore de Châtellerault,   b. About 1105   d. After Mar 1130 (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F2209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Louis VII, King of France,   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 60 years)  Other Partners: Constance of Castile  m. 1153/54;   Adelaide of Blois  m. 13 Nov 1160
  Marriage	25 Jul 1137	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [1, 2, 4, 6]
  	Eleanor and Louis VII
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 14 years and 7 months - He : ~ 17 years and 7 months.
  Divorce	18 Mar 1152  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Children	+   1. Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France d. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Henry I, Count of Champagne and Brie  m. 1164
  Family ID	F2208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Henry II, King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132/33, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Château Chinon, Normandy, France (Age 56 years)  Other Partners: Ida Plantagenet
  Marriage	18 May 1153	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 30 years and 5 months - He : 20 years and 2 months.
  Children	5 sons and 3 daughters
  1. William, Prince of England,   b. 17 Aug 1153, Normandy, France d. Apr 1156, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Henry "the Young King", Duke of Normandy,   b. 28 Feb 1155, Bermondsey, Southwark, Greater London, England d. 11 Jun 1183, Château de la Roche-Martel, Roiffé, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Château de la Roche-Martel,  Roiffé, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Matilda,   b. 1156, London, England d. Danwarderode Castle, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Richard I, King of England,   b. 8 Sep 1157, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 2 Apr 1199 (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   5. Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond,   b. 23 Sep 1158   d. 19 Aug 1186, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 27 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Constance, Duchess of Brittany  m. Jul 1181 +   6. Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile,   b. 13 Oct 1162, Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 25 Oct 1214, Burgos, Castile and León, Spain (Age 52 years) ▻ Alfonso IX, King of Castile  m. 1170     7. Joan,   b. 1165   d. 1199 (Age 34 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   8. John, King of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabelle de Clare  m. 29 Aug 1189;   Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England  m. 24 Aug 1200;   Agatha de Ferrers;   daughter de Warenne
  Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 2William X, Duke of Aquitaine(1099 – 1137) 4William VII, Count of Poitou(1071 – 1127) 8William IV, Count of Poitou(1024 – 1089) 16William III, Count of Poitou(969 – 1030) 17Agnes of Burgundy, Princess of Lombardy(995 – 1068) 9Hildegarde of Burgundy, Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine(Abt 1056 – 1104) 18Robert III, Duke of Burgundy, Prince of France(Abt 1011 – 1076) 19Eleanor of Semur-en-Auxois(1016 – 1055) 5Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse(1073 – 1117) 10William IV of Toulouse, Count of Toulouse(Abt 1040 – 1093) 20Pons III, Count of Toulouse(991 – 1060) 21Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges(1020 – 1071) 11Emma de Mortain(Abt 1058 – ) 22Robert de Burgo, Count of Mortain, Earl of Cornwall(1031 – 1095) 23Maud de Montgomery( – Abt 1085) 3Éléonore de Châtellerault(1105 – 1130) 6Almeric I, Vicscount of Châtellerault(Abt 1076 – 1136) 12Boso II, Vicomte de Châtellerault( – 1092) 24Hugh I, Viscount of Châtellerault 25Gergerga de la Rochefoucauld 13Eleanor de Thouars 26Aimery IV, Vicomte de Thouars(Abt 1024 – 1093) 27Aurengarde de Mauleon(Abt 1030 – ) 7Dangerose(Abt 1080 – ) 14Bartholomew, Seigneur de l'Isle Bouchard 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1123 - probably Bordeaux, France Marriage - 25 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Marriage - 18 May 1153 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Death - 31 Mar 1204 - Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France Burial - Aft 31 Mar 1204 - Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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