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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
birth of childEleanor of Aquitaine France ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1123 • The Pactum Warmundi is established between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. |
1137
Apr 9
Age: 38y
1137 • The Ethiopian Empire is established under the Zagwe dynasty. |