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KING LOUIS VII OF FRANCE n the same year he was crowned King of France, Louis VII was married on 25 July 1137 to Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine heiress of William X of Aquitaine The pairing of the monkish Louis VII and the high-spirited Eleanor was doomed to failure; she once reportedly declared that she had thought to marry a king, only to find she'd married a monk. They had only two daughters, Marie and Alix He was a member of the house of Capet, and ruled until he died. He was the son of Louis VI. His reign was mostly dominated by feudal struggles and was the beginning of a long rivalry between the French and the English. King Louis VII was the person responsible for the huge construction of the Notre-Dame de Paris, and also he was the founder of the University of Paris. Louis VII was meant to be a priest rather than the king of Franks, although after the death of his older brother he was the king. KING HENRY II OF ENGLAND Henry the second, also known as Henry Plantagenet ruled as many different roles, such as King of England, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Count of Maine, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes and also the lord of Ireland. He also controlled Wales, Scotland and Britany at various times in his life. He was the Duke of Normandy at 17, and afterwards he married to Eleanor of Aquitaine who was 11 years older than him. In 1173, Henry's eldest son known as Young Henry rebelled against him, joined with Richard, Geoffrey and also Eleanor. Later, France, Scotland, Flanders and Boulogne rebelled against Henry. Henry's military defeated them all. Later Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted again but Young Henry died. When his youngest son, John, ruled his empire collapsed. However many of the changes he introduced had long term consequences, it is said that some of are the bases of the common english law. Henry and Eleanor