ôhigh-spirited and strong-willed.ö Her husband, King Louis VII, was trained by his father for the highest clerical position in France. Only unexpectedly did his ascension include the highest temporal position in society. As King, he was much less forceful than Eleanor. He maintained a high level of religiosity and often turned to his wife for political advice. As one biographer of Eleanor notes; ôTo the dismay of others, the new king respected his wifeÆs intelligence and consulted her frequently on matters of state.ö
The King and Queen of France clashed on matters of state with respect to the Second Crusade. During the Second Crusade, Eleanor supported the strategy of her much more intelligent and handsomer uncle, Raymond, Prince of Antioch. Raymond sought to recapture Edessa, thereby bol
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