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.

1156


Age: 33y

1156


Age: 33y

birth of child


Matilda of England
1156 • The Privilegium Minus elevates Austria to the status of a duchy ruled by the Babenburgs family.

1204


Apr 1
Age: 81y
1204 Baldwin, Count of Flanders is crowned emperor of the Latin Empire a week after his election by the members of the Fourth Crusade.

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