SUB woman of the week

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 CE– April 1, 1204CE)

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a Queen consort of France and England. She was one of the most powerful and wealthy women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She led armies several times in her life and was a leader of the Second Crusade. She outlived all her children except for John, King of England and Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile.