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For whom did Eleanor of Aquitaine act as the patron?

  • Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Wace, and Bernart de Ventadorn

  • William Shakespeare

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

  • Galileo Galilei

Answer

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful and influential figure in medieval Europe. She was the wife of two kings, Louis VII of France and Henry II of England. Eleanor was also a patron of the arts, and she supported many poets and writers, including Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Wace, and Bernart de Ventadorn.
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