Eleanor of Aquitaine vs Richard the Lionheart
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Compare the life timelines of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204) and Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 42 years, from 1157 to 1199.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204)
- — Born in Aquitaine Verified
- — Became Duchess of Aquitaine Verified
- — Married Louis VII and became Queen of France Verified
- — Accompanied the Second Crusade to the Holy Land Verified
- — Marriage to Louis VII annulled Verified
- — Married Henry, Duke of Normandy, the future Henry II of England Verified
- — Crowned Queen of England Verified
- — Imprisoned by Henry II for supporting their sons' revolt Verified
- — Acted as regent and raised the ransom for Richard I Verified
- — Died at Fontevraud Abbey Verified
Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199)
- — Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford Verified
- — Installed as Duke of Aquitaine Verified
- — Joined the revolt against his father Henry II Verified
- — Crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey Verified
- — Departed on the Third Crusade Verified
- — Married Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus Verified
- — Defeated Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf Verified
- — Captured near Vienna and imprisoned by Emperor Henry VI Verified
- — Built Château Gaillard in Normandy Verified
- — Died of a crossbow wound at Châlus-Chabrol Verified