Permanent historical factsheet

Arrest of Eleanor of Aquitaine

France · House / House of Poitiers. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1173–1189Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1173

Eleanor of Aquitaine1173

House / House of Poitiers

Arrested when fleeing to Louis VII to hoin the rebellion against Henry II

1174

Eleanor of Aquitaine1174

House / House of Poitiers

Imprisoned by her husband Henry II, 1174-1189

1189

Eleanor of Aquitaine1189

Aquitaine · House / House of Poitiers

Released by Henry II to tour Aquitaine in order to Counter a French claim to the Duchy

Names involved

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Provenance

This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.