Which Pope rejected Eleanor's request for an annulment?
Pope Innocent III
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Eugene III
Answer
Eleanor of Aquitaine was a powerful woman who was married to two kings. She was married to Louis VII of France, but they had no children. She then married Henry II of England, and they had many children. However, Henry II had many affairs, and Eleanor was not happy. She asked Pope Eugene III for an annulment, but he rejected her request.
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