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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
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- noun 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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HOST: Spies from France have reported that Louis VI has refused a marriage arrangement with Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Doug Lieblich: Opening to a Late Night Show Aired in the Middle Ages Doug Lieblich 2011
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Amazing to think Eleanor of Aquitaine was only 15 years old when she married Louis VII in 1137, a few months before becoming Queen.
Deborah Smith: Faced With a Dilemma Deborah Smith 2011
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HOST: Spies from France have reported that Louis VI has refused a marriage arrangement with Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Doug Lieblich: Opening to a Late Night Show Aired in the Middle Ages Doug Lieblich 2011
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Amazing to think Eleanor of Aquitaine was only 15 years old when she married Louis VII in 1137, a few months before becoming Queen.
Deborah Smith: Faced With a Dilemma Deborah Smith 2011
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I love anything that features Eleanor of Aquitaine, so I will definitely have to look for it.
Scandalous Book Review and Giveaway: The Queen's Pawn by Christy English Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Eleanor of Aquitaine rules as a modern heroine in the twelfth century, in this beloved classic of royal fiction from renowned author Norah Lofts.
May Day Giveaway: Norah Loft's Eleanor the Queen Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Ch teau d'Issan, best known for its picturesque moated castle, allegedly served at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, has finally begun to live up to its third-growth ranking.
A Tale of Two Ch 2010
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Recently I was putting together an appendix for Scandalous Women of all the films and fiction adaptations that have been done, when I discovered that at least 4 new historical fiction novels are coming out within the next five months featuring Eleanor of Aquitaine as a major character.
Everything Eleanor - New Novels about Eleanor of Aquitaine Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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In 1168 Henry married Matilda 1156 -1189, the daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and sister of Richard Lionheart.
HENRY XII: SOME TIDDLEYWINKS & A BIT O' WISH-CRAFT Toby O'B 2010
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My father is a lapsed historian, which means I grew up with bedtime stories about Eleanor of Aquitaine rather than Peter Rabbit.
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