Eleanor of Aquitaine

noun

1. 1122?–1204, queen of Louis VII of France 1137–52; queen of Henry II of England 1154–89.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

/ ˈɛlɪnə; -ˌnɔː /

noun

1. Eleanor of Aquitaine?11221204FEnglishFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary rulerPOLITICS: stateswoman ?1122–1204, queen of France (1137–52) by her marriage to Louis VII and queen of England (1154–89) by her marriage to Henry II; mother of the English kings Richard I and John

Example Sentences

After the 1152 marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, the Duke of Normandy and future King Henry II, Bordeaux wine began to flow north to England.

From Salon

Ms. Meade had already published a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who in the 12th century was queen of both England and France, when she decided to turn her attention to another personality.

From New York Times

In the end, the real winner is surely Katharine Hepburn, who won an Oscar for her performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine, the king’s wife.

From New York Times

When I stepped into the room where medieval troubadours sang to Eleanor of Aquitaine in Poitiers, my first impulse was to shout.

From Washington Post

The book opens in 1158 as Marie de France, the illegitimate half-sister of Henry II of England, is sent away from the court of his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to live in a convent.

From Los Angeles Times