Eleanor of Aquitaine vs Saladin
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Compare the life timelines of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204) and Saladin (1137–1193) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1137 to 1193.
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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
Saladin (1137–1193)
- — Born in Tikrit Verified
- — Raised and educated in Damascus Verified
- — Joined his uncle Shirkuh's campaigns in Egypt Verified
- — Became vizier of Egypt Verified
- — Abolished the Fatimid Caliphate Verified
- — Proclaimed Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founding the Ayyubid dynasty Verified
- — Destroyed the Crusader army at the Battle of Hattin Verified
- — Recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Jaffa with Richard the Lionheart Verified
- — Died in Damascus Verified