Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Parents
William X
William X
1099 - 1137
Spouse
Henry II of England
Henry II of England
1133 - 1189
Children
Matilda of England
Matilda of England
1156 - 1189

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages , 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.

1123

1123 First Council of the Lateran convenes in Rome; it confirms the Concordat of Worms (1122) and demands clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church.

1156


Age: 33y
1156 • Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy founds and fortifies Moscow.

1156


Age: 33y

birth of child


Matilda of England
1156 • The Carmelite Order is established.

1204


Apr 1
Age: 81y
1204 Fourth Crusade: The Crusaders take Constantinople by storm, and pillage the city for 3 days. Forces of the Republic of Venice seize the antique statues that will become the horses of Saint Mark.

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