Where did Eleanor's marriage to Henry, Duke of Normandy take place?
Westminster Abbey
Paris
Poitiers
Rome
Answer
Eleanor of Aquitaine's marriage to Henry, Duke of Normandy took place in Poitiers in 1152. Poitiers is a city in France that was the capital of Aquitaine, a region that Eleanor ruled as Duchess before her marriage to Henry. The marriage was arranged by Eleanor's father, William X, and Henry's father, Geoffrey V. The marriage was meant to unite the two powerful families and to strengthen their hold on Aquitaine.
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