Which statement about Eleanor of Aquitaine is true? A. She was the first Irish woman to be named a saint for her missionary work
in converting the tribes of Ireland to Christianity. B. She was the leader of an important religious order in France that translated the Latin Bible into medieval French. C. She worked behind the scenes to have her husband, Charlemagne, anointed ruler of the Holy Roman Empire by the pope. D. She was called the "Grandmother of Europe" for arranging her offspring's marriages to royal families across the continent.
D. She was called the "Grandmother of Europe" for arranging her offspring's marriages to royal families across the continent.
Explanation:
Leonor of Aquitaine was a French medieval nobleman member of the house of Poitiers, from 1137 by right own Duchess of Aquitaine and Guyena and countess of Gascony, and that by marriage it would get to be queen consorte of France (1137-1152) and later queen consorte of England (1154-1189). Due to the great offspring that she had, and the privileged places that her daughters and sons occupied in the different courts, she is nicknamed "the grandmother of europe"
The statement about Eleanor of Aquitaine is true is <span> D. She was called the "Grandmother of Europe" for arranging her offspring's marriages to royal families across the continent.</span>
An indulgence was part of the medieval Christian church, and a significant trigger to the Protestant Reformation. Basically, by purchasing an indulgence, an individual could reduce the length and severity of punishment that heaven would require as payment for their sins, or so the church claimed.
