His prestige and power increased further when he unexpectedly married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 ; Eleanor was the attractive Duchess of Aquitaine and the recently divorced wife of Louis VII of France, and the marriage made Henry the future ruler of a huge swathe of territory across France.

His prestige and power increased further when he unexpectedly married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152 ; Eleanor was the attractive Duchess of Aquitaine and the recently divorced wife of Louis VII of France, and the marriage made Henry the future ruler of a huge swathe of territory across France.

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