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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of France (1137–1180) who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade (1147–1149) and frequently fought against Henry II of England.
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- noun king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)
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Examples
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Amazing to think Eleanor of Aquitaine was only 15 years old when she married Louis VII in 1137, a few months before becoming Queen.
Deborah Smith: Faced With a Dilemma Deborah Smith 2011
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Amazing to think Eleanor of Aquitaine was only 15 years old when she married Louis VII in 1137, a few months before becoming Queen.
Deborah Smith: Faced With a Dilemma Deborah Smith 2011
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Various surprises lay in wait, not the least of which was the crippling expense of the expedition: Louis VII of France below had reached no further than Hungary when he began sending urgently to Paris for extra funds.
Review of The Second Crusade: Extending the Frontiers of Christendom by Jonathan Phillips 2008
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Visiting Vezelay Abbey in Burgundy, I learned that Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preached there in favor of a second crusade at Easter 1146, in front of King Louis VII.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Templars and other Monastic Military Orders: 2007
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It also describes how some of its monks—returning to France with Louis VII—established themselves in the Priory of St. Samson of Orléans now in thedépartement of the Loiret, which was owned by the main abbey in Jerusalem.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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After Jerusalem fell to Saladin in 1187, the monks established themselves in France, where ninety-five of them, having returned with Louis VII, had already founded the Priory of Mount Sion Prieuré du Mont de Sion in Orléans under the protection of the larger Priory of St.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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After Jerusalem fell to Saladin in 1187, the monks established themselves in France, where ninety-five of them, having returned with Louis VII, had already founded the Priory of Mount Sion Prieuré du Mont de Sion in Orléans under the protection of the larger Priory of St.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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It also describes how some of its monks—returning to France with Louis VII—established themselves in the Priory of St. Samson of Orléans now in thedépartement of the Loiret, which was owned by the main abbey in Jerusalem.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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It also describes how some of its monks—returning to France with Louis VII—established themselves in the Priory of St. Samson of Orléans now in thedépartement of the Loiret, which was owned by the main abbey in Jerusalem.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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After Jerusalem fell to Saladin in 1187, the monks established themselves in France, where ninety-five of them, having returned with Louis VII, had already founded the Priory of Mount Sion Prieuré du Mont de Sion in Orléans under the protection of the larger Priory of St.
The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006
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