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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 ...
- 9 April 1137 – 1 April 1204
- Aénor de Châtellerault
18 hours ago · Eleanor of England 1162–1214: Alfonso VIII the Noble King of Castile 1155–1214 r. 1158–1214: Sancho I King of Portugal 1154–1212: Sancho 1181: Henry 1184: Ferdinand 1189–1211: Mafalda 1191–1211: Constance c. 1202 –1243: Eleanor 1200–1244: James I the Conqueror King of Aragon 1208–1276: Henry I King of Castile 1204–1217 r ...
3 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. Eleanor was born in 1122. Her father was William, 10th Duke of Aquitaine. At that time, Aquitaine was a large and powerful part ...
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3 days ago · 13. Leonor of Castile. King Henry III was married to Lenor of Castille (1202–1244) who was queen consort of England. Her parents were Eleanor of England and King Alfonso VIII of Castile. As a queen, she was known for her devotion and brilliance and she took on the job of regent when her husband was not around.
1 day ago · By Vincenzo De Meulenaere. On October 25, 1555, the grandees of the Habsburg Netherlands gathered in the Great Hall of the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels to witness an extraordinary event. A weary old man with a grey beard and a limp shuffled into the room to deliver a speech that would change the course of the land. The man was Emperor Charles V.
3 days ago · The kings of Aragon and Castile nursed claims to the duchy by virtue of their descent from Eleanor of England, the wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. The Gascon frontier was further threatened by the dynastic ambitions of France and Navarre.