eleanor of aquitaine

On 1150, Eleanor of Aquitaine dies after giving birth to twin daughters, named Alix and Eleanor, after her husband had tried his best to save his own marriage with his first wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, dying at a young age, the people near her would feel sad about her but they know that her...

Henry II of England would die on 1204 in England, he would be succeeded by his grandson, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany who would take his place as King of England as Arthur I of England, uniting Brittany, Anjou, Normandy, and Tourraine with England while Richard I of Aquitaine had been succeeded in...

Let's say that during the crushing defeat at Damascus in 1148, the Muslims succeed in annihilating the trapped Crusader Army(as they came within a whisker of doing), killing the French "Monk-King" in battle and capturing his famous queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Now, what do the Muslims do to a...

On February 28, 1155, Eleanor of Aquitaine would give birth to a daughter named Matilda who would be followed by another daughter in June of 1156 named Eleanor, the end of 1156, William the son of Henry and Eleanor of Aquitaine would die which would prompt Henry to try again to have a son with...

On 1145, Louis VII would decide not to do a crusade unless he has a male heir and focused on siring a male heir before he would join the crusade which is known in history as the Second Crusade, what Louis would do instead is to suggest Innocent II to annul the marriage of Constance of France and...

Arthur Plantagenet was Duke of Brittany as Arthur I from 1196-1203. He was son of Constance, Duchess of Brittany and Geoffrey (4th son of Henry II of England). His father as well as two older brothers, William and Henry predeceased Henry II before Arthur was born. Since Richard I had no children...

In OTL from 987 to 1316, the Kings of France had a stable Father to Son succession until the death of John I. However it almost happened earlier when Louis VII had trouble getting an heir. In OTL, Louis VII of France (1120-1180) married a) Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (1122-1204) in 1137, b)...

In OTL Henry II was the only son of Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet to not die young. His father Geoffrey V died from a fever, his brother Geoffrey died of unknown causes, his brother William died from "a broken heart" and his son died from a seizure. But what if Henry II also dies young? In...

Rex Juvenis - An Angevin Timeline “You would have been king of the noble and emperor of the brave, lord, if you had lived longer, for you had gained the name Young King; you were indeed the guide and father of youth. And hauberks and swords, and beautiful buckram, helmets and gonfalons...

What if Henry II of England died much earlier than OTL, between 1470 and 1474, either before or at the start of the first rebellion of his sons? Henry would become Henry III of England, while both Richard (who would marry Alys here) and Geoffrey would be able to rule their lands independently...

Let us say that besides Marie and Alix, these are the other children they have: Louis (b. 1147) William (b. 1149) Philip (b. 1152)

This is a little bit earlier than I usually focus, so don’t hesitate educate me. So, what if Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine had a really happy marriage? What if their children didn’t fight Henry II or each other? What kind of effect would Eleanor have on court life since she won’t spend so...

In OTL Empress Matilde was very close to die, while giving birth to her second son Geoffrey. What if she effectively died in that childbirth? Geoffrey would be free to remarry to Eleanor of Aquitaine (her father has no need to give his daughter and heiress as ward to the French King if he can...

The biggest reason or which Empress Maud/Matilda of England was unable to effectively inherit her father’s crown was not her sex but the fact who the English barons either hated or distrusted her second husband, Geoffrey of Anjou and do not wanted be ruled by him. Her cousin Stephen of Blois...

What if William, the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, lived and inherited the lands of both his parents? The younger brothers would all need to marry heiress and that can end with Richard being sent in Jerusalem for marrying princess Sibylla, who was her brother’s heiress...

Trees, little snippets and character descriptions from an universe at the limits of the plausible who I am quite interested in exploring, but is unlikely to become a full TL. POD is... good question. Likely Costance of Castile’s last childbirth killing both her and her child

So, basically, assume that the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Louis VII of France produces a male heir, which results in an eventual PU between the Duchy of Aquitaine and the Capetian royal demesne. The continental domains of the House of Plantagenet thus end up smaller. What would be...

Île de la Cité, Paris, Kingdom of the Franks 6 October 1151 - Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine and Queen of the Franks screamed in pain. She had to have been in labor for over eight hours now, and she was ready for it to be done. Unfortunately, the child still working its way out of her womb...

The joyful return Eleanor of Aquitaine, the Queen of France On 1147, Eleanor and Louis VII of Aquitaine would talk regarding Raymond of Antioch’s request on defending his land against the Saracens. Louis and Eleanor would cooperate with Raymond of Antioch and for that reason, Eleanor of...

I'm not sure if this question has been asked before but what would the long term consequences of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII having a son or sons together. For starters, I know an Angevin Empire probably wouldn't come to pass. I know France ( the Capets) would take Aquitaine much earlier...