Eleanor Of Aquitaine; England's 1100 Queens

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When did Eleanor first fall ill

In early summer of 1200

Who was king John's second spouse

Isabella of Angoulême

Who was King John's first Spouse

Isabella, countess of Gloucester

Was Eleanor of Aquitaine and Her second husband's marriage a good one

It was said to be argumentative, but completed the goal as it left the couple with eight children

Who did Eleanor declare her support for

John

When did Henry II of England die

July 6 1189

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine's first husband

Louis VII Of France

Young Henry married who

Margaret, daughter of Louis from his second marriage

When did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry her second husband

May 1152

Why did Eleanor stop her journey to Normandy

Mercadier, a great warrior, was slain on their journey, which was too much for the elderly Eleanor. She was too fatigued to contine

Eleanor had a dream that foresaw what

Her son's death

Who were Eleanor Of Aquitaine's children with her second husband

William IX, count of Poitiers, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Matilda Of England, Duchess of Saxony, Henry the young king, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, John, king of England, Richard I of England

Who was Eleanor Of Aquitaine's Father

William X, Duke of Aquitaine

When was Eleanor of Aquitaine born

1122

How long was Eleanor of Aquitaine married to Her first husband

1137-1152

How long was Eleanor imprisoned

1173-1189

When did Rosamund Clifford die

1176

Who was Rosamund Clifford

A mistress of Henry II.

Who were Eleanor's children with her first husband

Alix of France, Marie of France, countess of Champagne

Why was Eleanor released from her imprisonment

Her son, Richard I was the new king and his first order was to send William Marshal to England to release her

When did Eleanor Of Aquitaine die

April 1204

Who did Eleanor stop from taking the throne

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, the son of Eleanor's son Geoffrey and John's rival to the English throne

What happened in the castle of Mirebeau

Arthur of Brittany attempted to capture Eleanor after learning of her whereabouts

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine's Mother

Aénor De Châtellerault

Who did Eleanor pick as Louis's bride

Blanche, the youngest daughter of her daughter, Eleanor of Castile

Why was Eleanor of Aquitaine's first marriage annulled

Consanguinity on the fourth degree

When was Eleanor of Aquitaine's coronation as consort of France

December 25 1137

Henry the younger caught what while wandering through Aquitaine

Dysentery

When did Eleanor fall ill again

Early 1201

Who did Eleanor outlive

Eleanor outlived all of her children and husband except her son King John, and her daughter Queen Eleanor of Castile

Where is Eleanor Of Aquitaine buried

Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud

Where was Rosamund Clifford buried

Godstow Nunnery

What did King John do when he heard of Eleanor's attempted capture

He marched to the castle and captured the 15 year old Arthur and most likely his sister as well, Eleanor of Brittany

Who did Matilda marry

Henry the lion of Saxony

Who was Eleanor of Aquitaine's second husband

Henry, Duke of Normandy, later, the future King Henry II

Was Eleanor's second husband faithful to Eleanor of Aquitaine

No, he had many affairs and many illegitimate children through their marriage

War broke out between John of England and who

Phillip of france

Where did Eleanor of Aquitaine die

Poitiers

Where was Eleanor of Aquitaine born

Poitiers

What house was Eleanor of Aquitaine

Ramnulfids

What religion was Eleanor of Aquitaine

Roman Catholic

When did Henry the younger realize he was dying

Saturday, June 11, 1183

What was Eleanor's attitude towards her husband's affairs

She appeared to have conflicting feelings towards Henry's affairs. She took care of Geoffrey of York, who was an illegitimate child of Henry's

What did Eleanor do when she returned to Fontevraud

She became a nun

Why was Eleanor not anointed on her Coronation in England

She had already been anointed in 1137

What happened when Eleanor set sail for Poitiers to select a bride for Phillip II son, Louis

She was ambushed and held captive to by Hugh IX of Lusignan

Why was Eleanor imprisoned

She was involved in a revolt against King Henry II

Who escorted Blanche the rest of the way to Normandy

The archbishop of Bordeaux

Who tried to kidnap Eleanor to lay claims to her lands

Theobald V, Count Of Blois, and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, brother to Henry II

A feud rose between the king of England and who

Thomas Becket, an advisor of the king and later the Archbishop of Canterbury

Attempts were made to claim what land. This land was the rightful inheritance of Eleanor's grandmother, Philippa

Toulouse, but each ended in failure

How long did Eleanor stay in the Castilian clurt

Two months, and then she traveled back with her granddaughter, Blanche


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