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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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El·ea·nor of Aquitaine  (l-nr, -nôr) 1122?-1204.
Queen of France (1137-1152) and England (1152-1204). Her marriage to Louis VII of France was annulled in 1152, and shortly afterward she married Henry II of England.
Eleanor of Aquitaine [ˈɛlɪnə -ˌnɔː]
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(Biographies / Eleanor of Aquitaine (?1122-1204) F, Englishnational of birth: French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, POLITICS: stateswoman) ?1122-1204, queen of France (1137-52) by her marriage to Louis VII and queen of England (1154-89) by her marriage to Henry II; mother of the English kings Richard I and John
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Noun1.Eleanor of Aquitaine - queen of France as the wife of Louis VII; that marriage was annulled in 1152 and she then married Henry II and became Queen of England (1122-1204)
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1157: King Richard I was born in Oxford, third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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1157: King Richard I was born in Oxford, the third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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September 8 1959 Shopkeepers in Huddersfield town centre reckoned their takings were 10% down after new parking restrictions were introduced 1157: King Richard I was born in Oxford, third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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