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  1. 5 days ago · The first members of the convent were brought to England by the earl's wife Blanche, queen of Navarre, in all probability from France, since the rule prescribed for their observance by Pope Boniface VIII was that followed in the nunnery of the Humility of the Blessed Mary at Saint Cloud.

  2. 5 days ago · In 1137, at the age of 15, Eleanor married Louis VII of France, becoming Queen of France. The marriage, however, was not a happy one, and the couple eventually divorced in 1152. Just eight weeks later, Eleanor married Henry Plantagenet, the future King Henry II of England.

  3. 5 days ago · The Making of an Unpopular Queen. Born an Austrian archduchess in 1755, Marie Antoinette‘s destiny was shaped by the political alliances of her time. Her marriage to Louis XVI in 1770 was intended to strengthen ties between France and Austria, but it was met with skepticism and hostility from the French public.

  4. 1 day ago · 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 Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of ...

  5. 5 days ago · Lower Navarre retained its identity for another century. Queen Joan III took an active role in the French Wars of Religion, fighting on the side of the Huguenots, as did her son, who was known as Henry of Navarre and, later, King Henry IV of France. It was during the reign of that king's son, Louis XIII, that France officially enfolded Lower ...

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  7. 5 days ago · Chapter 3: Marie de Brabant, Stepping into the Role of Queen: A Life-Long Journey of Patronage Surrounding Death Chapter 4: The End of the Capetian Dynasty Commemorated Through Monuments, Memorials and Manuscripts: The Patronage of Jeanne d’Évreux Chapter 5: The Currency of Queens: Reading Blanche de Navarre’s Testament as Funerary Art

  8. 1 day ago · Born in 1464, Joan of France was the youngest daughter of Louis XI of France and Charlotte of Savoy. After the loss of so many children, Louis XI and Charlotte had anticipated the arrival of a son and heir. The fact that Joan was a girl and born with a clubfoot and severe scoliosis only added to their grief.

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