Which of the following gave Elanor of Aquitaine her greatest influence?

Question

a) her participation in the second Crusade

b) her marriage to King louis Vll of France

c) her acquisition of land

d) her son being Richard l of England

Answer 1

e) her dowry.

Answer 2

All of the above. But,since the monarchy at that time was all about acquisitions of land and powers,b-c were the foremost reasons of her influence.Eleanor married two important men,Louis VII and Henry II,allying her family connections to theirs.She was also the other of both Richard I and John,which only made her power-base stronger.

Answer 3

Definitely D.  Her period of greatest influence was when Richard was king, especially during his absence on crusade.

Answer 4

It appears that she enjoyed considerable influence when married to Louis, but also when she was married to Henry before they fell out. She probably had the most influence when Richard and John were each king'

Answer 5

I'd say "C" - her marriages come through that fact that she was a great heiress.