Eleanor of Aquitaine

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1. 1137Poitiers · VienneAfter the death of her father William X, Eleanor inherited Aquitaine and Poitou and other extensive lands, becoming one of the wealthiest heiresses in Western Europe at the time.
2. 1137–1152Paris · Île-de-FranceIn 1137 she married Louis VII, and Aquitaine was incorporated into the French royal domain as her dowry. She actively intervened in political and cultural affairs at the French court and helped spread southern courtly fashions northward.
3. 1147–1149Antioch · Hatay ProvinceIn 1147 she joined Louis VII on the Second Crusade, passing through Constantinople and Antioch. The crusade's failure and the deterioration of the couple's relationship became important background to the later divorce and her remarriage to England.