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As soon as the annulment was granted, Eleanor became engaged to Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou, who became King Henry II of England in 1154 ; he was her cousin within the third degree and was nine years younger than she.

The couple married on 18 May 1152 ( Whit Sunday ), eight weeks after the annulment of Eleanor's first marriage, in a cathedral in Poitiers, France ( citation needed ).

Over the next thirteen years, she bore Henry eight children: five sons, three of whom would become kings, and three daughters.

However, Henry and Eleanor eventually became estranged.

She was imprisoned between 1173 and 1189 for supporting her son Henry's revolt against her husband.