Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful 12th-century queen consort of both France and England and one of the most influential and wealthy women of the Middle Ages.

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Label Occurrences
Eleanor of Aquitaine canonical 48
Duchess of Aquitaine 3
Alienor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duchess
noblewoman
patron of the arts
queen consort
regent
annulmentFromLouisVIIDate 1152
associatedWithPlace Anjou
Aquitaine
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

England
France
Poitiers
birthDate c. 1122
birthPlace Bordeaux
birthRealm Kingdom of France
birthRegion Duchy of Aquitaine
burialPlace Fontevraud Abbey
child Alix of France, Countess of Blois
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
Henry the Young King
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily
John, King of England
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
linked to: Marie of France

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
Richard I of England
William IX, Count of Poitiers
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
deathDate 1 April 1204
deathPlace Fontevraud Abbey
deathRealm Anjou
era Middle Ages
father William X, Duke of Aquitaine
linked to: Duke of Aquitaine
fullName Eleanor of Aquitaine
givenName Eleanor
historicalSignificance key figure in the formation of the Angevin Empire
one of the most powerful and wealthy women in 12th-century Europe
knownFor being queen consort of both France and England
patronage of literature and troubadours
political influence in 12th-century Western Europe
languageSpoken Occitan
Old French
marriageToHenryIIDate 1152
marriageToLouisVIIDate 1137
mother Aenor de Châtellerault
nobleFamily House of Poitiers
participatedIn Second Crusade
regencyPeriod during Richard I’s reign
regentOf Kingdom of England
reignAsDuchessEnd 1204
reignAsDuchessStart 1137
reignAsQueenOfEnglandEnd 1189
reignAsQueenOfEnglandStart 1154
reignAsQueenOfFranceEnd 1152
reignAsQueenOfFranceStart 1137
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
spouse Henry II of England
Louis VII of France
title Countess of Poitiers
Duchess of Aquitaine
Queen consort of England
Queen consort of France

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King John of England mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor hasVariant Alienor
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor possibleOriginFrom Aliénor
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine heldBy Eleanor of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine notableHolder Eleanor of Aquitaine
Richard I of England mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
subject linked to: King Richard the Lionheart
Isabella of France title Duchess of Aquitaine
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine fullName Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine title Duchess of Aquitaine
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine title Countess of Poitiers
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Poitou notableRuler Eleanor of Aquitaine
Frederic Sandys notableWork Queen Eleanor
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
John mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry II of England spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine
Anne of Bohemia title Duchess of Aquitaine
linked to: Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Lion in Winter mainCharacter Eleanor of Aquitaine
The Lion in Winter portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine
Raymond of Poitiers contemporary Eleanor of Aquitaine
Raymond of Poitiers met Eleanor of Aquitaine
Marie of France mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Fontevraud Abbey burialPlaceOf Eleanor of Aquitaine
subject linked to: Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou, France
Count of Poitiers hasTitleHolder Eleanor of Aquitaine
Louis VII of France spouse Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry the Young King mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Duchy of Aquitaine notableRuler Eleanor of Aquitaine
House of Ingelger hasNotableMember Eleanor of Aquitaine
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Prince Arthur, Duke of Brittany grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Berengaria of Navarre predecessor Eleanor of Aquitaine
Berengaria of Navarre stepmotherInLaw Eleanor of Aquitaine
Berengaria of Navarre motherInLaw Eleanor of Aquitaine
House of Anjou hasMember Eleanor of Aquitaine
Empress Matilda relative Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
William IX, Count of Poitiers mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
William IX, Count of Poitiers heirOf Eleanor of Aquitaine
Aenor de Châtellerault child Eleanor of Aquitaine
Aenor de Châtellerault notableRelative Eleanor of Aquitaine
Alix of France, Countess of Blois mother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Blanche of Castile grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Fontevraud Abbey burialPlaceOf Eleanor of Aquitaine
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
Countess of Richmond notableHolder Eleanor of Aquitaine
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine
King of Aquitaine associatedConsort Eleanor of Aquitaine