Henry (1155 – 1183) the Young King marriedMargaret of France(betrothed November 2, 1160, married August 27, 1172). Her father was Louis VII of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s first husband, and her mother was Louis’ second wife, Constance of Castile; Henry and Margaret shared two older ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen consort of both Louis VII of France (1137–52) and Henry II of England (1152–1204) and mother of Richard I (the Lionheart) and John of England. She was perhaps the most powerful woman in 12th-century Europe. Learn more about