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 • 5-year-old Emperor Sutoku succeeds his father Emperor Toba on the throne of Japan when the latter is forced to abdicate at the age of 21.

1156


Age: 33y

birth of child


Matilda of England
1156 • The Hōgen Rebellion erupts in Japan.

1204


Apr 1
Age: 81y
1204 Theodore I Lascaris flees to Nicaea after the capture of Constantinople, and establishes the Empire of Nicaea; Byzantine successor states are also established in Epirus and Trebizond.

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