Queen consort of both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England and mother of Richard I the Lion Heart and John of England, was perhaps the most powerful woman of her era.
Eleanor inherited the duchy of Aquitaine from her father William X.
Married to Louis VII (1137) she was queen of France for 15 years exerting considerable influence over Louis and accompanying him on the Second Crusade (1147-49). They became estranged and the marriage was anulled in 1152.
Two months later she married Henry Plantagenet who became Henry II king of England (1154) and participated in the administration of his realm.
(A war between two husbands for duchy of Normandy?)
After supporting her sons in their ill-fated revolt against her husband she was imprisioned for nearly 15 years (1174-89). Released upon Henry´s death she administered the realm during the absences of her son Richard and remained active in political affairs after Richard´s death (1199) when John became king.
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