Before he became king of England, Henry-II-to be married the indomitable Eleanor of Aquitaine, who had been married to King Louis VII of France. With Louis, she had only daughters, and they were able to get the marriage annulled. Eleanor promptly wed Henry, who was 12 years younger than herself, bringing her considerable lands in France into the marriage. She gave Henry three daughters and four sons, two of whom (Richard and John) Eleanor would live to see become kings of England.

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