Few medieval queens have inspired the imagination of poets and writers as much as Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was married in succession to the two most powerful kings of the Western world - Louis VII of France and Henry II of England. Numerous novels and biographical accounts have dealt with her fate, with interest focusing less on her political activities and more on her allegedly scandalous life. The author's aim is to capture the personality of this queen, who was at the center of political events for over 60 years, first through her husbands and then through her sons, and to highlight the opportunities she had for active participation. Eleanor's awareness of family and gender, along with her unwavering loyalty to the House of Aquitaine, emerges as the focal point of her political actions. The events in Antioch, her divorce from Louis VII, her remarriage to the Count of Anjou, her involvement in her sons' rebellion against Henry II, and her struggle for their inheritance only become understandable from this perspective. Her life unfolded against the backdrop of the political panorama of the 12th century, as two of her sons, Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland, ascended the English throne, while her daughters were married to the most significant princes and kings from Castile to Sicily.