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Eleanor of Aquitaine

1122 - 1204

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Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As the heiress of the House of Poitiers, which controlled much of southwestern France, she was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Militarily, she was a leading figure in the Second Crusade, and in a revolt in favour of her son. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor of Aquitaine has received more than 6,025,832 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 59 in 2019). Eleanor of Aquitaine is the 29th most popular nobleman (down from 24th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from France (down from 159th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Nobleman.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful woman who was married to both King Louis VII of France and King Henry II of England. She was the mother of King Richard I of England, and Queen Eleanor of Castile.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Eleanor of Aquitaine ranks 29 out of 842. Before her are Rollo, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Lucretia, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Ramesses I, and Diana, Princess of Wales. After her are Edward VII, Charles the Bold, Naruhito, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Marie de' Medici, and Ramesses III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1122, Eleanor of Aquitaine ranks 2. Before her is Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. After her are Wanyan Liang and Adam of Saint Victor. Among people deceased in 1204, Eleanor of Aquitaine ranks 2. Before her is Maimonides. After her are Isaac II Angelos, Alexios IV Angelos, Alexios V Doukas, Emeric, King of Hungary, Nicholas Kanabos, Haakon III of Norway, Ban Kulin, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Minamoto no Yoriie, and Berthold, Duke of Merania.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eleanor of Aquitaine ranks 163 out of 6,011. Before her are Erik Satie (1866), Charles IX of France (1550), Charles Baudelaire (1821), Francis II of France (1544), Jacques Cartier (1491), and Catherine Deneuve (1943). After her are Charles the Bold (1433), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Henry II of England (1133), Louis Daguerre (1787), Pope Gregory XI (1370), and Philip VI of France (1293).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Eleanor of Aquitaine ranks 3. Before her are William the Conqueror (1028) and Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640). After her are Charles the Bold (1433), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Pope Leo IX (1002), Margaret of Valois (1553), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Robert Guiscard (1016), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), and Charles, Count of Valois (1270).

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