Eleanore of Poitou

married Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet on 18 May 1153 in England. Henry (son of Geoffroi V "the Fair" Plantagenet and Matilda of England) was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Maine, Pays de la Loire; died on 6 Jul 1189 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the 12th to the 15th century, Bordeaux regained importance following the marriage of Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine with the French-speaking Count Henri Plantagenet, born in Le Mans, who became, within months of their wedding, King Henry II of England.

1. Richard I Plantagenet was born on 8 Sep 1157 in Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 Apr 1199 in Ch.
2. John "Lackland" Plantagenet was born on 24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England.