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Eleanor. Eleanor (/ ˈɛlənər, - nɔːr /) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II.
Amélie (given name) Amicie. Anaïs (given name) Anastasie. Andrea. Andréanne. Andrée (given name) Andrée-Anne. Angèle.
This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. 9th-century French women (1 C, 18 P) 10th-century French women (2 C, 36 P) 11th-century French women (2 C, 70 P) 12th-century French women (4 C, 93 P) 13th-century French women (5 C, 132 P) 14th-century French women (3 C, 115 P) 15th-century French women ...
Héloïse (/ ˈɛloʊiːz /; French: [elɔ.iz]; c. 1100–01 [1] – 16 May 1163–64), variously Héloïse d' Argenteuil [2] or Héloïse du Paraclet, [2] was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess. Héloïse was a renowned "woman of letters" and philosopher of love and friendship, as well as an eventual high-ranking abbess in ...
Christine de Pizan was born in 1364 in the Republic of Venice, Italy. She was the daughter of Tommaso di Benvenuto da Pizzano. Her father became known as Thomas de Pizan, named for the family's origins in the village of Pizzano (currently part of the municipality of Monterenzio), southeast of Bologna. Her father worked as a physician, court ...
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Claiming to be ...
Name Father Birth Marriage Became queen Coronation Ceased to be queen Death Spouse Ermentrude of Orléans: Odo, Count of Orléans: 823: 842: 869: Charles the Bald: Richilde of Provence: Bivin of Gorze: c. 845: 870: 5/6 October 877: 2 June 910 Adelaide of Paris: Adalard of Paris: c. 850 –853: February 875: 5/6 October 877: 10 April 879: 10 ...
French name. French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. Usually one given name and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names.