Eleanor Of Aquitaine Flashcards
1
Q
What country did she rule?
A
England
2
Q
Who was she married to and what were her sons names?
A
King Henry II and the sons were Kings John and Richard.
3
Q
Who did she marry in the end.
A
Louis VII
4
Q
Which crusade did she join her husband in?
A
Second Crusade
5
Q
Where did she constantly travel and what did she manage on the way?
A
She constantly traveled Europe and she managed her army and her estate.
6
Q
What age did she die and where?
A
She died at 82 and she died at Fortevrault, which was her favourite religious community and where older aristocratic women found spiritual comfort.
7
Q
What was she?
A
A Queen
8
Q
What country did she then rule?
A
France
9
Q
What did she do in France?
A
Change the old fashioned French royal court
10
Q
When Richard came out of prison what did he become?
A
The King of England
