Königliches Blut - Alienor 04

She was the most influential and powerful woman of her time - attractive, witty, educated. And on top of that, heiress to a rich duchy that encompassed the entire southwest of France. Alienor of Aquitaine, also known as Eleanor or Eleonore, did not lack self-confidence, and even her contemporaries in the 12th century were torn between admiration and distrust, if not hate. After all, all her life she tried above all to assert herself against male dominance and claims to power. Married very young to the French heir to the throne, she became queen just a few days after her marriage and thus found herself at the centre of courtly intrigues. Although she initially succeeded in winning her royal husband over to her side in case of doubt. In the course of time, however, the alienation between the power-conscious duchess and i.