Medieval History-Eleanor of Aquitaine

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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
Matilda
Constance
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.
Anjou
La Marche
Poitiers
Maine
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.
Henry I
Richard II
Louis VII
Hugh Lusignan
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.
five years
one week
one year
18 months
5. Of what country did Eleanor then become queen?
Spain
Luxemburg
France
England
6. How many children did Eleanor have in this marriage?
They daughters, Marie and Alix, were declared illegitimate after the annulment.
none
one son
two daughters
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?
Austria
Netherlands
Belgium
England
9. Which of Eleanor's sons was evidently her favorite?
Most accounts of Eleanor's life describe Richard (the Lionheart) as her favorite son.
Henry III
Geoffrey
Richard
John
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
Richard
Geoffrey
Henry
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.
John
Richard the Lionheart
Geoffrey
Henry, The Young King
12. What abbey, where Eleanor was buried, did she support throughout her life?
Fontevrault
St. Alban's
Bec
St. Swithin's
13. Who was Richard the Lionheart's wife?
Berengaria of Navarre
Margaret Plantagenent
Phillippa of Hainault
Isabella of Angouleme
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