Eleanor of Aquitaine — 1122? 1204; queen of France (1137 52) as the wife of Louis VII & queen of England (1154 89) as the wife of Henry II … English World dictionary
Eleanor of Aquitaine — For other Eleanors of England, see Eleanor of England (disambiguation) Infobox British Royalty majesty consort name = Eleanor title = Duchess of Aquitaine; Countess of Poitiers Queen consort of the Franks Queen consort of the English caption =… … Wikipedia
Eleanor of Aquitaine — 1122? 1204, queen of Louis VII of France 1137 52; queen of Henry II of England 1154 89. * * * born с 1122 died April 1, 1204, Fontevrault, Anjou, Fr. Queen consort of Louis VII of France (1137–80) and Henry II of England (1152–89), the most… … Universalium
Eleanor of Aquitaine — (ca. 1122–1204) Both admired and maligned, Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most influential and powerful queens in the entire Middle Ages. Born ca. 1122 in Poitiers or Belin near Bordeaux as the daughter of Duke William X of Aquitaine, she … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Eleanor of Aquitaine — El′ea•nor of Aq′uitaine [[t]ˈɛl ə nər, ˌnɔr[/t]] n. big 1122?–1204, queen of Louis VII of France 1137–52; queen of Henry II of England 1154–89 … From formal English to slang
Eleanor of Aquitaine — /ˌɛlənər əv ˈækwəteɪn/ (say .eluhnuhr uhv akwuhtayn) noun 1122?–1204, queen of Louis VII of France (1137–52); queen of Henry II of England (1154–89); mother of King Richard I and King John of England …
Eleanor of England (disambiguation) — Eleanor of England may refer to:* Leonora of England (1161 ndash;1214), queen consort of Castile (Spain), wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile; daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine * Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1184 1241), daughter of… … Wikipedia
Eleanor — f English: from an Old French respelling of the Old Provençal name Alienor, which has been taken as a derivative of HELEN (SEE Helen), but is probably of Germanic derivation (with a first element ali other, foreign). The name was introduced to… … First names dictionary
Eleanor — also Elinor, from Provençal Ailenor, a variant of Leonore, introduced in England by Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 1204), wife of Henry II. The O.Fr. form of the name was Elienor … Etymology dictionary
Aquitaine — [ak′wə tān΄] 1. historical region of SW France: orig., a division of Gaul; later, a duchy under the French crown, passed to English control when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II; returned to France after Hundred Years War 2. metropolitan… … English World dictionary
