Eleanor of Aquitaine

Queen of France, then Queen of England, and the great dynastic matriarch of the twelfth century.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Brought the vast duchy of Aquitaine to the English crown through her second marriage.
• Went on the Second Crusade; later governed England as regent for her son Richard.
• Mother of two kings of England and patron of the courts of love tradition.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 1122 – 1204