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Medieval History-Eleanor of Aquitaine
Choose the answer relating to the life of this powerful medieval woman,
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1. Who was Eleanor's maternal grandmother?
Eleanor's grandfather WIlliam IX was married to Philippa. Their son became William X. While Philippa was away, Will IX virtually abducted Dangerosa, the wife of Aimery I, with whom she had had a daughter, Aenor. Later, Aenor and the younger William married. Eleanor was their daughter.
Philippa of Toulouse
Constance
Matilda
Dangerosa
2. At her father's death at age 38, Eleanor became countess of which province?
William X had no male heirs. Eleanor inherited Poitiers and Aquitaine.
La Marche
Poitiers
Maine
Anjou
3. Who was Eleanor's first husband?
Eleanor's father arranged for her to be under the wardship of Louis VI, with the understanding that she would marry his son and heir.
Louis VII
Hugh Lusignan
Henry I
Richard II
4. How long were Eleanor and her first husband married before his father died and he became king?
The marriage took place in Bordeaux on July 25, 1137. Louis VI died of dysentery on August 1, while the young couple were returning to Paris.
one week
one year
five years
18 months
5. Of what country did Eleanor then become queen?
Luxemburg
Spain
France
England
6. How many children did Eleanor have in this marriage?
They daughters, Marie and Alix, were declared illegitimate after the annulment.
one son
two daughters
none
7. Who did Eleanor marry after her annulment?
Duke of Brittany
Henry II
Francis I
8. By this marriage she became queen of what country?
England
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
9. Which of Eleanor's sons was evidently her favorite?
Most accounts of Eleanor's life describe Richard (the Lionheart) as her favorite son.
Richard
Geoffrey
John
Henry III
10. Which of Eleanor's sons was almost certainly responsible for the disappearance and murder of her nephew Arthur?
Arthur's postion placed him in line for the throne, which threatened Johns' chances. His exact fate has never been learned.
John
Geoffrey
Henry
Richard
11. Which of Eleanor's sons, while King of England, spent most of his life on the Continent?
Richard spent most of his life fighting in the Crusades or in territorial disputes in what is now France.
Henry, The Young King
Geoffrey
John
Richard the Lionheart
12. What abbey, where Eleanor was buried, did she support throughout her life?
Fontevrault
Bec
St. Swithin's
St. Alban's
13. Who was Richard the Lionheart's wife?
Berengaria of Navarre
Phillippa of Hainault
Isabella of Angouleme
Margaret Plantagenent
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