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She is variously called Alix (or Aelith in Occitan) and Petronilla. She typically went by Alix after her marriage, while Petronilla seems to have been her childhood name (she is referred to as such in her father"s will).
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Petronilla Aquitaine
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She was the elder sister of William Aigret and the younger sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was Queen consort of France, later England. Pope Innocent II promised to lift the excommunication, but recanted his promise in 1143. Hostilities flared, and Louis VII infamously burned Vitry-le-François.
Finally the Pope died and his successor Pope Celestine II lifted the excommunication at Council of Reims in 1144.
After Henry"s death, Eleanor was freed, and Petronilla planned on returning to France. Yet, records of Petronilla after 1189 are scarce.
lieutenant is believed that she came down with a fever on her voyage from England back to France and died in early 1190 before her arrival at port. Together Raoul and Petronilla had three children:
Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois also known as Isabelle Mabile (1143 – 28 March 1183), married Philip, Count of Flanders.
Ralph II, Count of Vermandois (1145–1167), married Margaret I, Countess of Flanders.
Eleanor, Countess of Vermandois (1148/49 – 1213), married four times. Kristiana Gregory – Eleanor Crown Jewel of Aquitaine: France, 1136. Scholastic Incorporated. (2002).
Alison Weir – "The Captive Queen" She is portrayed as an alcoholic, eventually dying of this disease
Petronilla plays a significant part in Cecelia Holland"s historical novel, The Secret Eleanor (2010).
Petronilla is a main character in Elizabeth Chadwick"s "The Summer Queen," (2014) the story of Eleanor. lieutenant seems to be a semi-accurate historical depiction of their lives.
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1151 (aged 26)