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The Duke of Aquitaine (Occitan: Duc d'Aquitània, French: Duc d'Aquitaine, IPA: [dyk dakitɛn]) was the ruler of the medieval region of Aquitaine (not to be confused with modern-day Aquitaine) under the supremacy of Frankish, English, and later French kings.
Don Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine (5 June 1937 – 27 May 2000) (Spanish: Gonzalo Víctor Alfonso José Bonifacio Antonio María y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Dampierre; French: Gonzalve Victor Alphonse Joseph Boniface Antoine Marie Toussaint de Bourbon) was a grandson of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain.
May 10, 2024 · Eleanor of Aquitaine was born about 1122, the daughter and heiress of William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers. He possessed one of the largest domains in France, and upon his death in 1137 she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and ...
Sep 9, 2007 · At the age of 12 he was invested as Count of Poitou and at 14 as Duke of Aquitaine. He absorbed the troubadour culture of southern France and grew up to write poetry and songs. He loved music and enjoyed conducting the choir in his chapel: he liked them to sing good and loud.
Mar 29, 2019 · Eleanor of Aquitaine (l. c. 1122-1204 CE) was one of the most impressive and powerful figures of the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 CE) – male or female – whose influence shaped the politics, art, medieval literature, and perception of women in her era.
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