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Eleanor of Aquitaine Portrait

Queen of France, Queen of England, Mother & Grandmother of Kings and Queens

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful women in the world in the medieval era. Married first to the King of France -- and divorced from him in part because she had no sons -- she went on to have sons and daughters with her second husband, King of England.
Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine, portrait styled after carving on her tomb

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Daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine were:

Marie of France
Alix of France
Matilda, Duchess of Saxony
Eleanor, Queen of Castile
Joan of England, Queen of Sicily

Among the many granddaughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine were:

Marie of Champagne, married Baldwin I of Constantinopole
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Berenguela of Castile, Queen of Leon and Castile
Urraca, Queen of Portugal
Blanche of Castile, Queen of France
Eleanor, Queen of Aragon
Joan, Queen of Scots
Isabella, Holy Roman Empress

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