Bordeaux Cathedral
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Bordeaux Cathedral, officially known as the Primatial Cathedral of St Andrew of Bordeaux, is a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Andrew and located in Bordeaux, France. It is the seat of the Archbish
The north front of the cathedral
Romanesque capital from old cathedral
The wedding of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137)
The wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria (1615)
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Eleanor of Aquitaine was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. A
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…reporting directly to Rome. It also took jurisdiction over churches in Agen, Périgueux, Angoulême and Saintes. On the 25 of July, 1137, the 13-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine married the future Louis VII of France, in the cathedral. A week later the King's father died, and Eleanor became the Queen of France. This marriage…
Tomb effigy at Fontevraud Abbey
Chantilly Bibliotheque
Eleanor's rock crystal vase, which she gave Louis as a wedding gift, now in the Louvre Museum