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Eleanor of Aquitaine

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[Wikipedia] Eleanor of Aquitaine was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As the reigning duchess of Aquitaine, she ruled jointly with her husbands and two of her sons, Kings

Quotes by Eleanor of Aquitaine

“Pitiful and pitied by no one, why have I come to the ignominy of this detestable old age, who was ruler of…

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Death wish

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Trees are not known by their leaves, nor even by their blossoms, but by their fruits.

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Fruit

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Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear…

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Colleagues

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“By the wrath of God, queen of England.”

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Queen of england

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“Grief is not very different from illness: in the impetus of its fire it does not recognise lords, it does not fear…

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Grief

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“I thought I was wed to a king- now I find I am wed to a monk.”

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What family doesn't have its ups and downs?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Family

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