Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine and who did she give birth to?

Answer 1

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.