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In 1137 William joined the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela , but died of suspected food poisoning during the trip. On his deathbed, he expressed his wish to see king Louis VI of France as protector of his fifteen-year-old daughter Eleanor, and to find her a suitable husband. Louis VI naturally accepted this guardianship and married the heiress of Aquitaine to his own son, Louis VII .
1099
1123
Age: 24y
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birth of childEleanor of Aquitaine France ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1123 • Furness Abbey founded in the north-west of England by Stephen, Count of Boulogne, for the Order of Savigny; it will become the country's second wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery. |
1137
Apr 9
Age: 38y
| 1137 • Rochester Cathedral is severely damaged by a fire, but is soon rebuilt. |