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Also Known As Adéle
Born 1062?
Died 1137
House / Dynasty house of Normandy
Notable Family Members father William I • son Stephen • brother Robert II • brother William II • brother Henry I
Montfort, Simon de, earl of Leicester
Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester
French noble
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Sir Ross Macpherson Smith
Australian pilot
Stone effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine on her tomb, shown lying down and holding an open book, with traces of blue, red, and white paint on her robes and veil.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
queen consort of France and England
Louis VI
Louis VI
king of France
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Jean III de Grailly, lord de Buch
French soldier
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William FitzOsbern, 1st earl of Hereford
French noble
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Robert De Torigni
French historian
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Claudius Salmasius
French scholar
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Louis de Durfort, 2nd earl of Feversham
British military officer
Durham Cathedral
William Of Saint Carilef
English bishop
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Henri de Massue Galway, marquis de Ruvigny et Raineval
French soldier
Olivier de Clisson's residence
Olivier de Clisson
French military commander
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Eleanor Of Provence
queen of England
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Sidney Webb
British economist
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Beatrice Webb
British economist
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Sir Keith Macpherson Smith
Australian pilot
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Priscilla Alden
English colonist
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Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore of Baltimore
British statesman
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John Alden
English colonist
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Hugh Le Despenser
English noble, the elder [1262-1326]

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