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  1. 1 day ago · After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the Royal Navy in 1939, when he was 18 years old. In July 1939, Philip began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the elder daughter and heir presumptive of King George VI .

  2. 1 day ago · King Edward, born on 23 June 1894, succeeded his father to the throne upon George's death. However, the King would become the shortest-serving monarch of the house of Windsor when he abdicated ...

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  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. 4 days ago · He became more active than his predecessors in the south of France and in Spanish affairs (pp. 237–8). His son and heir Philip IV (1285–1314) succeeded him at age 17. On the character of Philip IV, Bradbury concludes that he ‘represents all that was best and all that was worst’ among the Capetian kings (p. 240).

  6. 1 day ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.

  7. Later, Philip reconsidered the idea of marrying Elizabeth himself. After she ascended the throne, he proposed a corresponding match, but the new English monarch declined the offer. VI. Mary joins Philip's war against France and becomes an enemy of the Pope Philip became King of Spain in 1556. Mary, as his wife, thus became Queen of Spain.

  8. 5 days ago · Answer: To stay in France and become regent once more She opposed the crusade, but did take up the regency again. The crusade was a failure and Blanche had to raise money to help him. Louis was captured and had to pay a ransom, which added to the expenses. Blanche's death in 1252 made it imperative that he return to France quickly.

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