This duchess of Aquitaine may have been the most powerful woman in 12th century Europe
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) - Genealogy - Geni  Genealogy for Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) family tree on Geni, with over 160 ... and most powerful women in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. As well as being Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen ..... was a silvery blonde with blue eyes, she may have inherited her coloring from her...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine  She was perhaps the most powerful woman in 12th-century Europe. ... had long resented his infidelities, the revolt may have been instigated by her; in any ... Eleanor was Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou, Queen of France and...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine | Facts Accomplishments History  Jun 12, 2006 ... Born the Duchess of Aquitaine, she would eventually become Queen of England. ... This restless queen swept across the 12th century, changing the face of Europe. ... Most historians agree that Eleanor and Geoffrey of Anjou, Henry's father, ... Though they may have had little in common because of the age...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - British History - HISTORY.com  Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137-1152) was one of the most powerful and ... in one stroke duchess of Aquitaine and by far the most eligible single young woman in Europe. ... unlikely that a woman of her reputed energy and education would have been ... Although some facts about the court remain in dispute amidst centuries of...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - Wikipedia  Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe ... As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was the most eligible bride in Europe. ... Her birthplace may have been Poitiers, Bordeaux, or Nieul-sur-l'Autise, ... of Aquitaine, whose glittering ducal court was renowned in early 12th-century...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) - Genealogy - Geni  Wife of Louis VII le Jeune, roi de France and Henry II "Curtmantle", king of England ... of Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France 11371152 and .... A marriage between Henry and Eleanor's daughter, Marie, had indeed been ..... right since she had inherited the huge Duchy of Aquitaine and Poitiers from...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) - Genealogy - Geni  Genealogy for Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) family tree on Geni, with over 160 ... Aquitaine in her own right, she was queen consort of France 11371152 and queen .... In 1137, Duke William X set out from Poitiers to Bordeaux, taking his .... Eleanor, about the age of 15, became the Duchess of Aquitaine, and thus the...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - British History - HISTORY.com  Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137-1152) was one of the most powerful and ... Inheriting a vast estate at the age of 15 made her the most sought-after bride of her generation. ... She was well educated by her cultured father, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, ... she inherited her father's title and extensive lands upon his death when she...
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Joan of Arc - Warrior, Military Leader - Biography.com  A national heroine of France, at age 18 she led the French army to victory over the ... Finally, Charles gave the 17-year-old Joan of Arc armor and a horse and ... May 4 and May 7, 1429, the French troops took control of the English fortifications.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine | queen consort of France and England ...  Feb 5, 2016 ... Queen consort of both Louis VII of France (113752) and Henry II of ... in 1137 she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine and in July 1137 married...
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Free Flashcards about EUROPEAN HIST. - StudyStack  DURING THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR, FRANCE GOT BACK THIS DUCHY THAT HAD, VIA ELEANOR, GONE TO ENGLAND, AQUITAINE. AFTER THIS...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - British History - HISTORY.com  Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137-1152) was one of the most powerful and influential ... Eleanor was born in what is now southern France, most likely in the year 1122.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - Wikipedia  Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages and a ... Spouse, Louis VII of France ... As Queen of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade. .... Within hours the king had arranged for Prince Louis to be married to Eleanor, with...
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Joan of Arc - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com  Joan of Arc, a peasant girl living in medieval France, believed that God had ... of Valois to allow her to lead a French army to the besieged city of Orlans, where it achieved a momentous victory over the English and their French allies, the Burgundians. ... by force and enabling his coronation as King Charles VII in July 1429.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine - Wikipedia  As Duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was the most eligible bride in Europe. Three months after she became duchess, she married King Louis VII of France, son of...
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Free Flashcards about HISTORIC LEADERS - StudyStack  IN THE 12TH-C., MATILDA, MOTHER OF THIS FIRST PLANTAGENET KING, TRIED TO PLANT HERSELF ON THE THRONE, HENRY II. THEY'VE BEEN...
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Eleanor, Queen of France and England and Duchess of Aquitaine ...  Nov 13, 2013 ... Shortly after her wedding day, Louis VII and Eleanor became King and ... As soon as Eleanor returned to her Duchy, she sent word to Henry II,...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine | queen consort of France and England ...  Feb 5, 2016 ... Queen consort of both Louis VII of France (113752) and Henry II of England ... She was perhaps the most powerful woman in 12th-century Europe. Eleanor of Aquitaine marrying Louis VII in 1137 (left scene) and Louis VII...
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Arrayed in Gold: Wife to the Conqueror: Matilda of Flanders, Queen ...  Aug 30, 2011 ... Matilda of Flanders, the wife of William the Conqueror, and the first woman to be crowned and titled Queen of England after the Norman Conquest, was ... though modern research shows that she never exceeded 5 feet in height. ... And so William founded St. Stephen's Abbey for monks, and Matilda, the...
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Charlemagne (c.742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the ...  In 771, Charlemagne became king of the Franks, a Germanic tribe in ... the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. .... The death of Eleanor's only brother, and of her father in 1137, left her with a .... the Short (Ppin le Bref) 751 24 September 768  Son of Charles Martel King of...
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Arthurian Women - Timeless Myths  Guinevere was said to be a wise queen as well as one of the most beautiful ... However, Guinevere was best known for her long love affair with Lancelot, the ... In the Vulgate Cycle and after, Guinevere had definitely betrayed Arthur by ... When Arthur married Guinevere, he was given the Round Table and a hundred knights,...