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