Genealogy Wise
Descendants of Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Eleanor's Descendants
A friend of mine sent me this listing and said I could post it here (compiled by Paul J. Lareau), see attachment.
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Knights & Crusades
As I mentioned I am reading DEVIL'S BROOD which is packed full of interesting bits of history. It is interesting that Eleanor's sons were knighted so late, the politics is very interesting to becoming a knight and what it meant. Also the whole crusades events affected so many things. I seem to have…
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Eleanor's ancestry
See attachment.
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Some posted genealogies
Using the Mocavo search engine (that's why it appears in the URL), here are the first three pages of 24 for genealogies on Eleanore. I do not endorse any of the posted genealogies (past experience has led me to believe that there is an 80% error rate), but it is still interesting to compare what…
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Louise de JOYEUSE
Louise is my 11th great grandmother and it is through her I descend from Eleanore several ways. The attachment is what I have on some of Eleanor's descendants, especially my lines, some of which are highlighted in red. Additions/corrections are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim.
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TRIVIA
When they married in 1152, Eleanor of Aquitaine was about 30 to 32 years of age. Henry II was just 19.
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The Dudleys
The Dudley were married into the Berkeley branch. I'm having some trouble getting my line straightened out. If anyone has some great links, please post them. Thanks!Melinda
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The Berkeley's
Seems that alot of us are from the Berkeley's and the Dudley's. I myself have researched the Berkeley's alot over the years. I love the connection to historical figures such as William Shakespeare (he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream as a wedding gift to the family) and Capt Cook (another friend of…
