The Woman in the Bower

Eleanor of Aquitaine's Coat of Arms

Nigel Bruce

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Eleanor of Aquitaine's Coat of Arms
The palace of Eleanor, and the counts of Poitou and dukes of Aquitaine, in the 10th through to the 12th centuries. It is in Poitiers and open for visitors. Photo: Christophe Finot

Technically, this is the coat of arms of Eleanor's County of Poitou (at Poitiers), which was absorbed into the duchy of Aquitaine. The Coat of Arms for Aquitaine has a horizontal lion (see at bottom), which may be compared with the imperial Chinese dragon at the bottom of this page.

Eleanor of Aquitaine's Coat of Arms
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