Which woman fought in the Second Crusade while she was the Queen of France, then served as regent in England when her son, the King of England, fought in the Third Crusade?
Explanation
Answer: A - Eleanor of Aquitaine insisted on leading the soldiers from her duchy in the Second Crusade, where she joined her husband, King Louis VII of France. The Crusade was a military disaster for the French forces, and it was the final nail in the coffin for the royal marriage. Soon after their return, Louis and Eleanor sought and were granted an annulment on a technicality, and she quickly remarried to Henry Plantagenet of England, who became the King of England shortly thereafter. By the time the Third Crusade was underway, Eleanor and Henry’s son, Richard I (Richard the Lion heart), was the King of England. When he left to fight in the Crusade, Eleanor served as the regent in England in his stead.
