Descendants of Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Do you have royal ancestry? In particular are you descended from Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine?? Then Join us!! :D

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Knights & Crusades

As I mentioned I am reading DEVIL'S BROOD which is packed full of interesting bits of history. It is interesting that Eleanor's sons were knighted so late, the politics is very interesting to…Continue

Started by James P. LaLone Apr 25, 2011.

Louise de JOYEUSE 6 Replies

Louise is my 11th great grandmother and it is through her I descend from Eleanore several ways. The attachment is what I have on some of Eleanor's descendants, especially my lines, some of which are…Continue

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by James P. LaLone Feb 19, 2011.

TRIVIA

When they married in 1152, Eleanor of Aquitaine was about 30 to 32 years of age. Henry II was just 19.

Started by Melinda Feb 9, 2011.

The Dudleys 4 Replies

The Dudley were married into the Berkeley branch. I'm having some trouble getting my line straightened out. If anyone has some great links, please post them. Thanks!MelindaContinue

Started by Melinda. Last reply by Melinda Feb 8, 2011.

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Comment by Caren on April 28, 2011 at 3:42pm: Maureen: What seminar??

James: Add 2 more!
To Be Queen: A Novel Of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine (just came out this month!)
The Queen's Pawn (about Eleanor and Alys, Countess of the Vexin who was to marry Richard the Lionheart at first...this came out last year).
Both of these books are by new author Christy English

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 22, 2011 at 8:54am: Here is what I have compiled so far as a bibliography for Eleanor, I am sure it is not complete by any means, but hopefully a good start, additions welcomed.

Sketches:
THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE REIGN OF VICTORIA, by Mary Howitt, rev. by Geneva Armstrong, p.45.
THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND THEIR TIMES: FROM MATILDA, QUEEN OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR TO ADELAIDE, QUEEN OF WILLIAM THE FOURTH, by Francis Lancelott, 2 vls., 1:59.
MEDIEVAL LIVES: EIGHT CHARISMATIC MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE AGES, by Norman F. Cantor, pp.105-23.
NOTORIOUS ROYAL MARRIAGES: A JUCY JOURNEY THROUGH NINE CENTURIES OF DYNASTY, DESTINY, AND DESIRE, by Leslie Carroll, pp.1-24.
QUEENS CONSORT: ENGLAND'S MEDIEVAL QUEENS FROM ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE TO ELIZABETH OF YORK, by Lisa Hilton, pp.95-118.
QUEENS OF ENGLAND: A SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF DISTINGUISHED FEMALE SOVERIGNS. DRAWN AND ENGRAVED BY EMINENT ARTISTS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL SKETCHES, by Agnes Strickland, pp. 20-29.
BRITISH KINGS AND QUEENS, by Mike Ashley, see index.
KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND: FROM THE SAXON KINGS TO THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR, by Nigel Cawthorne, see index.
THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND, by Ian Crofton, see index.
KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, by Plantagenet Somerset Fry, see index.
KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND: A DARK HISTORY, 1066 TO THE PRESENT DAY, by Brenda Ralph Lewis, see index.
KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, by David Piper, p.44,
DEBRETT'S KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN, by David Williamson, see index.

Biographies:
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, by Alison Weir.
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE AND THE FOUR KINGS, by Amy Kelly
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: A BIOGRAPHY, by Marion Meade
QUEEN ELEANOR: INDEPENDENT SPIRIT OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD; A BIOGRAPHY OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, by Polly Schoyer Brooks
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: QUEEN OF FRANCE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND, by Ralph V. Turner
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: MEDIEVAL QUEEN, by Kerrily Sapet
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE: THE RICHEST QUEEN IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE, by David Hilliam
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE AND THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES, by Nancy Plain
THE DIADEMS OF A DUCHESS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, by Rowena Lee
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE QUEEN OF THE TROUBADOURS AND THE COURTS OF LOVE, by Melrich V. Rosenberg

Comment by Maureen MacDonald on April 21, 2011 at 9:08pm: Caren, are you going to attend the seminare in Tacoma on May 7, at LaQuinta Suites. Laure Prescott is the speaker.

If so, perhaps we could actually meet in person. Maureen

Comment by Caren on April 21, 2011 at 8:56pm: Heather: Ok I need your email address so I can send you the invite to get in and add your line.

Comment by Heather Christa Justice on April 21, 2011 at 4:49pm: Caren, what you told Alexandra about setting something up so she can add her line, well, that's what I was needing before. I still need something set up.

Thank you

Comment by Caren on April 20, 2011 at 6:25pm: James: I see how this could happen. Several trees and sources indicate that John Botetourt was Edward's illigitamate son.

Comment by Maureen MacDonald on April 20, 2011 at 6:15pm: Am just starting the book When Christ and his Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman. It is the first in the trilogy of the Plantagenet Family. It deals with King Henry I and his dau. Maude. Penman also has a book titled the Devil's Brood which deals with 'our' Henry II. Will let you know about it.

Her book The Sunne in Spendor, about Edward IV and Richard the third was very interesting and gave me great insight into that time period

Comment by Heather Christa Justice on April 20, 2011 at 4:55pm: Just want to say hi. Been busy. Talk again soon.

Heather.

Pray for us to have rain here in OK.

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 20, 2011 at 7:15am: Caren,

On your tribalpages you have John BOTETOURTE as a s/o of Edward PLANTAGENET, this is apparently in error, see http://www.geneajourney.com/botetrt.html, note "a".

Comment by James P. LaLone on April 20, 2011 at 7:04am: Another interesting site - descendants & ancestors of Eleanor:

http://www.geneall.net/F/per_page.php?id=103