Editing Eleanor of Aquitaine (section)

=== Claim to Toulouse 1141 ===

Eleanor was descended from the [[counts of Toulouse]] through her grandmother, [[Philippa, Countess of Toulouse]]. Philippa was the sole child of [[William IV of Toulouse]], but following her father's death in 1093, Philippa's uncle [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond IV]] ({{reign|1094|1105}}) asserted a right to the title. Philippa then persuaded her husband, William IX of Aquitaine, to enforce her right, a struggle that lasted nearly 30 years, finally ending in 1123 with Raymond IV's son, [[Alfonso Jordan]] ({{reign|1112|1148}}).{{sfn|Turner|2009|pp=17–18}} During this time, control of Toulouse continually changed hands between William IX and Raymond IV's children.{{sfn|Graham-Leigh|2005|pp=92–93}} Philippa's claim was passed on to Eleanor's father then to Eleanor herself. Louis VII attempted to enforce her claim by marching on Toulouse, arriving at the walls on 21 June 1141. Although he laid siege to the city, he was unable to subjugate it and withdrew, after accepting the homage of Count Alfonso.{{sfn|Turner|2009|loc=cap 2}} Despite this setback, Eleanor continued to press her claims, with further expeditions in 1159 and throughout her life.{{sfn|Turner|2009|loc=cap 4}}