Louis, still young and intemperate, made a series of military and diplomatic blunders that set him at odds with the Pope and several of his more powerful lords. Louis and Eleanor’s first years as rulers were fraught with power struggles with their own vassals–the powerful Count Theobald of Champagne for one–and with the Pope in Rome.
On Christmas Day of the same year, Louis and Eleanor were crowned king and queen of France. Within weeks of her wedding, Eleanor found herself taking possession of the drafty and unwelcoming Cîté Palace in Paris that would be her new home. Louis and Eleanor were married in July 1137, but had little time to get to know one another before Louis’ father the king fell ill and died. Eleanor of Aquitaine Becomes Queen of France Shocked by the frigid north after her upbringing in southern France, Eleanor’s innovation spread quickly, transforming the domestic arrangements of the time. The king sent an escort of 500 men to convey the news to Eleanor and transport her to her new home.ĭid you know? Eleanor of Aquitaine is said to be responsible for the introduction of built-in fireplaces, first used when she renovated the palace of her first husband Louis in Paris. She was placed under the guardianship of the king of France, and within hours was betrothed to his son and heir, Louis. She was well educated by her cultured father, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, thoroughly versed in literature, philosophy, and languages and trained to the rigors of court life when she became her father’s heir presumptive at the age 5.Īn avid horsewoman, she led an active life until she inherited her father’s title and extensive lands upon his death when she was 15, becoming in one stroke duchess of Aquitaine and by far the most eligible single young woman in Europe. Eleanor was born in what is now southern France, most likely in the year 1122.
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