Sweeping from the courts of Paris to the perils of the Crusades, Duchess of Aquitaine gloriously illuminates the life of one of the most powerful, resourceful, and fascinating women in all of history. Martin's Press edition, Hardcover in English Duchess of Aquitaine (Jedition) Open Library It looks like you're offline. Eleanor's alliance to Louis VII may be a dazzling one, but her husband is a cautious man, originally intended for the priesthood, whose wit and courage do not always match Eleanor's own and she ultimately finds herself seeking an even greater match with Henry II of England. Duchess of Aquitaine by Margaret Ball, June 13, 2006, St. But she must learn to be careful what she wishes for. In order to safeguard her lands and her life, Eleanor devises a scheme to marry the heir to the throne of France. Duchess of Aquitaine: A Novel of Eleanor by Margaret Ball (Goodreads Author) 3. For all of the duke’s boasts that Eleanor has the brains of a man and the soul of a warrior, everyone knows that a girl of fifteen cannot possibly. Everyone, that is, except for her dying father, who insists on leaving Eleanor his most valuable provinces-and making her prey to the first baron who rides in to kidnap her. The Duchess of Aquitaine by Margaret Ball Beautiful and brilliant, Eleanor is the daughter of the duke of Aquitaine, whose glittering court is the twelfth-century birthplace of courtly love.

For all of the duke's boasts that Eleanor has the brains of a man and the soul of a warrior, everyone knows that a girl of fifteen cannot possibly hold the richest dukedom in France. And I intend to make a very good one.'īeautiful and brilliant, Eleanor is the daughter of the duke of Aquitaine, whose glittering court is the twelfth-century birthplace of courtly love.