in march 1152 he attempted to abduct eleanor of aquitaine as she traveled from beaugency to poitiers after her annulment from louis vii of france; she avoided his trap when she was forewarned. he lay in wait at port des piles, near the river creuse, and would have married her had the abduction been successful. in june he allied himself with king louis, the king's brother count robert i of dreux, the count of champagne and the count of blois (the counts of champagne and blois were brothers) when louis attacked normandy as a response to the marriage of henry curtmantle and eleanor of aquitaine, which took place without louis' knowledge. if successful the five of them intended to divide the lands of henry and eleanor amongst themselves.