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   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 ...

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3. www.brusselstimes.com › 357582 › the-burgundians-theThe Burgundians, the Low Country empire that time forgot

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   5 days ago · In the Middle Ages, Burgundy was a fabulously wealthy realm that spread over a huge swathe of medieval Europe, eventually seating their power in modern Belgium and the Netherlands. While it has long vanished from the map, it was a cradle for art and architecture, as well as violence and chaos as rival dynasties fought for dominance.

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   5 days ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful women in Europe during the 12th Century. Queen to two powerful kings, she wielded power in her own right and had more than one son who became a famous king of England.

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   3 days ago · Mary of Burgundy (French: Marie de Bourgogne; Dutch: Maria van Bourgondië; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of Namur, Holland, Hainaut and other territories, from 1477 ...

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   2 days ago · The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ plan-TAJ-ə-nət) was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins , who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses ...

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   3 days ago · The Duchess of Queensberry busied herself in overthrowing some old walls in 1733. Some walls with round-headed windows which stood between the west front of the mansion and the river could be remembered by old people living in 1853.

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   2 days ago · St. Agnes’ name means “chaste” in Greek and “lamb” in Latin. Both meanings foreshadowed her death as a virgin martyr who died because she defended her chastity and refused to give up her faith.