Aénor de Châtellerault


Aénor of Châtellerault Duchess of Aquitaine was the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became one of the most powerful women in Europe of her generation.
Aenor was a daughter of Viscount Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault and his wife, Dangereuse de L' Isle Bouchard. Her mother was willingly "abducted" by her future father-in-law, William IX of Aquitaine and became his mistress until his death in 1127. Aenor married William X of Aquitaine, the son of her mother's lover, in 1121 and had three children with him: