Eleanor of Aquitaine

noun

1122?–1204, queen of Louis VII of France 1137–52; queen of Henry II of England 1154–89.

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British Dictionary definitions for eleanor of aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine
/ (ˈɛlɪnə, -ˌnɔː) /

noun

?1122–1204, queen of France (1137–52) by her marriage to Louis VII and queen of England (1154–89) by her marriage to Henry II; mother of the English kings Richard I and John
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