27+ Eleanor Of Aquitaine: A Life Images. Once the most eligible woman in europe, she became queen of two nations, leader of a crusade, mother of kings, and patron of the arts. Know about her childhood, family, life, marriages, accomplishments and death through these 10 facts.

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As the heir of the house of poitiers, rulers in southwestern france. How could her king have left her? Eleanor of aquitaine, queen of france and england through marriages and aquitaine ruler in her own right, was one of history's most powerful women.

A life, marriage brought troubles of its own:

Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! Eleanor of aquitaine insisted on joining her husband on the crusade. In the twelfth century there was no concept of nationhood or patriotism, and subjects owed the church's teachings might underpin feudal morality, yet when it came to the practicalities of life, a ruthless pragmatism often came into play. As the heir of the house of poitiers, rulers in southwestern france.