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When did Eleanor become Duchess of Aquitaine?

  • 1137

  • 1152

  • 1189

  • 1154

Answer

Eleanor became Duchess of Aquitaine in 1137 after her father, William X, died. She was married to Louis VII of France at the time, and they had two daughters together, Marie and Alice. However, Eleanor and Louis divorced in 1152, and she married Henry II of England shortly thereafter. They had five children together, including Richard the Lionheart.
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