Eleanor of Aquitaine: The 12th Century QILF | Tooky History

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a duchess of the biggest duchy in France, queen of France, queen of England and a leader of the Crusade. All that as a woman in the 12th century. Subscribe to our channel to view more videos like this one: https://goo.gl/Y9RH3v Like the video if you enjoyed it and leave us your thoughts in the comments below! Eleanor was the heir of William X, the duke of Aquitaine, which is almost a third of today’s France and was a lot larger than the king’s territory. After the death of her father, Eleanor married Prince Louis, who became king after the death of King Louis the Fat. The Pope ordered for the Second Crusade to begin and wanted the new King Louis to command it. Louis accepted and Eleanor decided to come with her husband. During the crusade, Eleanor was influenced by her uncle and argued with the king about what territories they should attack. This argument ended with an annulment of the marriage, and two months later, Eleanor married Henry II, son of the king of England. She bore him five children, three of which were sons, but Henry wasn’t loyal to his wife and openly had relationships with other women. Enraged by this, Eleanor convinced her sons to rebel against their father, and Henry imprisoned her for 16 years as a consequence. She was freed by her son Richard the Lionheart, the new king of England. When Richard left for the Third Crusade, Eleanor acted as a queen regent in his absence. She died at the age of 82, outliving most of her children. Follow us on Twitter: https://goo.gl/WpwGLg Like us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/atnWNh Welcome to Tooky History, we’re making videos about people who led astonishing lives and who you probably don't know a lot about! Every Thursday, we’ll greet you with a new video about a new person. Hope you enjoy it! Music: "Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre" by Kevin MacLeod From the Free Music Archive CC BY https://goo.gl/jJcfre