![]() ![]() The King’s advisors despised Eleanor because she was an educated, opinionated woman. Louis’ subjects detested the prince’s new bride, and Eleanor hated life at the French palace. Her life in France was not pleasantĪs though her forced marriage wasn’t bad enough, when Eleanor arrived in the French court, she had even more problems. The little girl became the Duchess of Aquitaine and was quickly placed under the “protection” of the King of France, “Louis the Fat.” The king wasted no time in pledging young Eleanor to be his son Louis’ bride.Īs a sign of his goodwill and not at all an intimidating show of power, the king sent his son, along with 500 men, to propose to 13-year-old Eleanor and bring her to the French palace. With her father’s death in 1137, Eleanor instantly entered the bewildering life of a bonafide world leader. She’d go on to live a life that ran the gamut from inspirational and groundbreaking to heartrending and utterly tragic. That alone would be enough of an achievement for most people, but Eleanor wasn’t satisfied. ![]() When Eleanor came into her inheritance, she became the first and only woman to rule her own duchy.
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