Fontevraud Abbey was founded between 1110 and 1119 and was located in what was then the Angevin Empire. As a monastery, it was home to royal and noble ladies and it became the burial place of Eleanor of Aquitaine, her husband Henry II and their son Richard the Lionheart and the wife of their son [read more]
This article was written by Carol. Philippa was born around 1073 to William IV, Count of Toulouse and Emma of Mortrain. Her mother was from the House of Normandy and a niece of William the Conqueror. As her father had no sons, Philippa was his heir, but there was no tradition in Toulouse for female [read more]
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