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Sep 13, 2024 · In the same year she helped to defend Anjou and Aquitaine against her grandson Arthur of Brittany, thus securing John’s French possessions. In 1202 John was again in her debt for holding Mirebeau against Arthur, until John, coming to her relief, was able to take him prisoner. John’s only victories on the Continent, therefore, were due to ...
- Régine Pernoud
- Allison C Meier
- Young Eleanor of Aquitaine was Europe’s most eligible bachelorette. Born around 1122 or 1124 possibly in today’s southern France, Eleanor was named for her mother, the Duchess Aénor de Châtellerault.
- Her beauty was celebrated, but her appearance is a mystery. It’s not hard to find contemporary accounts of Eleanor’s good looks. The French medieval poet Bernard de Ventadour declared her "gracious, lovely, the embodiment of charm," while Matthew Paris remarked on her "admirable beauty."
- She didn't stay home during the Crusades. When Louis VII answered the pope’s call for a Second Crusade to defend Jerusalem against the Muslims, Eleanor did not stay behind in France.
- Her first marriage was annulled. The royal marriage didn’t last much longer, its tensions furthered by the fact that Eleanor had yet to give birth to a male heir.
Feb 8, 2019 · Eleanor was 80 years old when she helped hold out against Arthur's forces until John could arrive to defeat Arthur and his supporters. In 1204, John lost Normandy, but Eleanor's European holdings remained secure.
- Jone Johnson Lewis
Nov 9, 2009 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Middle Ages. Inheriting a vast estate at the age of 15 made her the most sought-after bride of her...
Eleanor gained the support of Richard's mercenaries on John's behalf, and attacked her own grandson, Arthur, while John was being crowned in England. Remarkably, Eleanor made the difficult journey to Castile in order to secure her niece -- Blanche -- for marriage to Louis -- Philip's heir -- in order to consolidate the peace treaty of Le Goulet.
Mar 5, 2020 · Ruler of two nations, mother to kings and queens, leader of a crusade: Eleanor of Aquitaine was a savvy power player in medieval France and England. Beauty and determination infuse Frederick ...
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Oct 6, 2015 · He took Arthur prisoner, but anyone who thought that Eleanor was a woman scorned and wanted Arthur dead would be wrong; she pleaded with John to make peace with Arthur.
