Question

After divorcing Louis VII, who did Eleanor sent a messenger to come and marry her?

• A. Henry II
• B. Henry III
• C. Henry IV
• D. Henry V

Answer 1

The correct option is A Henry II

As Eleanor of Aquitaine travelled to Poitiers, two lords —Theobald V, Count of Blois, and Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, brother of Henry II, Duke of Normandy —tried to kidnap and marry her to claim her lands. As soon as she arrived in Poitiers, Eleanor sent envoys to Henry, Duke of Normandy and future king of England, asking him to come at once to marry her. On 18 May 1152 (Whit Sunday), eight weeks after her annulment, Eleanor married Henry "without the pomp and ceremony that befitted their rank." Hence, Option A is correct.