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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204)

Queen of France 1137-51 as wife of Louis VII, and of England from 1154 as wife of Henry II. Henry imprisoned her 1174-89 for supporting their sons, the future Richard I and King John, in revolt against him.

She was the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and was married 1137-52 to Louis VII of France, but the marriage was annulled. The same year she married Henry of Anjou, who became king of England in 1154.



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