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How many sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine became kings?
Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, became King of England.
How many of Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons became English kings?
Eleanor of Aquitaine's sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, became King of England.
How many times did Eleanor of aquitaine marry?
she married two kings
Who was married to two kings and later mother to two kings?
Eleanor of Aquitaine. Wife of Henry II King of England 1154-1189.
Was it necessarily negative to be a vassal?
No. There were great benefits to being a vassal. The members of the nobility, from the highest to the lowest, were all vassals of the king or some other lord, and in order to have any power, you had to be a king or a vassal. Kings were often vassals of other kings. The kings of England were also Dukes of Normandy or Dukes of Aquitaine, and this made them vassals of the kings of France. It was a relationship they would not give up until they got to the point that they were claiming the throne of France for themselves.
How many sons did Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1200?
Eleanor had 3 sons. Two became kings and she was married to two kings. In her time she was one of the most powerful women and one of the few who were able to keep her own lands plus go on a crusade.
Who was king Richards famous mother?
Eleanor of Aquitaine was the mother of King Richard I, and is quite famous. There were two other kings of England named Richard, but neither had a mother nearly as famous.
Who were Eleanor of Aquitaine's children?
Eleanore of Aquitaine had 10 children. Two, Marie and Alex by her first husband Louis of France and 8 children(5 sons and 3 daughters) by her second husband Henry II of England. However not all of them severvived to adulthood.
What was a vassal in medieval times?
A vassal was anyone who entered into a mutual obligation pact with a lord or monarch within a feudal system. Nearly everyone was a vassal of someone else, except the king, who might be vassal to another king in right of lands held as a duke or lesser title. At times, the Kings of England were vassals of the King of France because they also held lands in Normandy or Aquitaine as dukes of those regions while at the same time being vassal to no one as King of England. Duties under the feudal system of vassals could be very complicated at times.
What was the relationship between lord and vassal?
The relationship between the lord and vassal, is that the lord gives a portion of his land to a vassal which is a knight; to provide military support and protection, before doing his duty the vassal swears an oath to be loyal to a particular lord and in turn the lord grant the vassal a portion of his land and riches. If a vassal manages to serve two lords who happened to wage a battle then the vassal must continue to serve both by sending half of his men to battle for the rival lord and the other half of his men to the other opposing lord. Disloyalty results in death.
How did Eleanor of Aquitaine influence politics?
EleanorI'm actually not sure how she influenced politics, but I know she was quen to to kings and mother of two kings, this might help.
Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and who did she give birth to?
Eleanor was the wife of 2 kings and the mother of two kings. She was the grandmother of a queen. Very few could compare the power she held. As the heiress of the duchy of Aquitaine she was a trend setter in the medieval world. She went on the second crusade while married to King Louis VII of France and the marriage was annulled. She left her two daughters by him to be raised in the French court. Her second marriage was to Henry of Anjou who became King Henry II of England in 1154. She bore Henry 5 sons and 3 daughters. Two of her sons Richard and John will become Kings of England. Eleanor was an independent ruler in her own right since she inherited the huge Duchy of Aquitaine and Poitiers from her father when she was 15. In 1173 she led three of her sons in a rebellion against Henry. The rebellion was put down and she was imprisoned by Henry for 15 years. In 1189 Henry died and her son Richard I became king. She died after many years of travel and political power in 1204.
