In Fiction and Literature
- Kristiana Gregory – Eleanor Crown Jewel of Aquitaine: France, 1136. Scholastic Inc. (2002). ISBN 0-439-16484-2. She is mentioned as Petronilla and sometimes just Petra in this fictional diary of her sister, Eleanor.
- Alison Weir – "The Captive Queen" She is portrayed as an alcoholic, eventually dying of this disease
- Petronilla plays a significant part in Cecelia Holland's historical novel, The Secret Eleanor, pub. 2010.
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