The Latimers - Person Sheet
The Latimers - Person Sheet
Namede AQUITAINE, Eleanor
Birth Date1122
Birth PlacePoitiers, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, France
Death Date1 Apr 1204 Age: 82
Death PlacePoitiers, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes, France
FlagsRoyalty
Misc. Notes
Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages and a member of the Ramnulfid dynasty of rulers in southwestern France. She became Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right while she was still a child, then later Queen consort of France (1137–1152) and of England (1154–1189). She was the patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn.
Spouses
Birth Date25 Mar 1133
Birth PlaceLe Mans, Sarthe, France
OccupationKing of England
Death Date6 Jul 1189 Age: 56
Death PlaceChinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
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MotherMORITON, Lady Matilda (~1102-1167)
Misc. Notes
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. His sobriquets include "Curt Mantle" (because of the practical short cloaks he wore), "Fitz Empress", and sometimes "The Lion of Justice", which had also applied to his grandfather Henry I. He ranks as the first of the Plantagenet or Angevin Kings.

Following the disputed reign of King Stephen, Henry's reign saw efficient consolidation. Henry II has acquired a reputation as one of England's greatest medieval kings.
Marr Date18 May 1152
Marr PlaceBordeaux, Gironde, France
ChildrenWilliam (1152-1156)
 King (1155-1183)
 Matilda (1156-1189)
 King (1157-1199)
 Geoffrey (1158-1186)
 Eleanor (1162-1214)
 Joan (1165-1199)
 John (1166-1216)
Last Modified 19 Apr 2016Created 27 May 2021 by Robert Avent