A photo with a story, the tombs of Henri II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey
Pay special attention to the recumbent tomb of Eleanor. The mausoleum is slightly higher than that of her husband Henri II, who died in 1189. You can also see that she is holding a book. When she had the tombstones made at the end of the 12th century, she wanted to show that she was superior and well educated.
Eleanor (+/-1122-1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine, but by her first marriage she became Queen of France and by her second marriage also Queen of England. She was one of the most influential women of the Middle Ages in Western Europe. Another tomb in the abbey (Dome Church) is that of the famous Richard the Lionheart, son of Eleanor.
A photo with a story, the tombs of Henri II and Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey
Pay special attention to the recumbent tomb of Eleanor. The mausoleum is slightly higher than that of her husband Henri II, who died in 1189. You can also see that she is holding a book. When she had the tombstones made at the end of the 12th century, she wanted to show that she was superior and well educated.
Eleanor (+/-1122-1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine, but by her first marriage she became Queen of France and by her second marriage also Queen of England. She was one of the most influential women of the Middle Ages in Western Europe. Another tomb in the abbey (Dome Church) is that of the famous Richard the Lionheart, son of Eleanor.