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1. I was the daughter of a duke named William. My brother, also a Duke named William, battled for his duchy against my husband. I was married to King Hugh Capet of France and we were the founders of the Capetian dynasty. I was queen consort for nine years and bore my husband three children. Through my eldest child, Hedwig, I was an ancestor of five among six wives of King Henry VIII of England (Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr). Who was I?
2. My father was a count named William. I was the third wife of King Robert II of France and we had four children together. When one of my husband's friends tried to persuade him to repudiate me, I had this friend murdered. Despite my stormy marriage, I was Queen Consort for 30 years. Two of my granddaughters also became Queens Consort: Matilda of Flanders became Queen of England while Constance of Burgundy became Queen of Leon and Castile. Who am I?
3. I was the daughter of a prince named Yaroslav. My husband was King Henry I of France and we had four children together. A literate lady was I, and the first Queen Consort to act as Regent for my son after my husband's death. One of my granddaughters, Isabel de Beaumont was mistress of King Henry I of England while another one, Ada de Warenne, was the mother of two Kings of Scotland. Who am I?
4. My father was a count named Floris, who was assassinated when I was a child. I was the first wife of King Philip I of France and we had three children together. My husband repudiated me in order to marry an already married woman and then imprisoned me in a fortress. There I died, having been for 20 years Queen Consort. One of my half-sisters, Adela of Flanders, became Queen of Denmark. Who was I?
5. I was the daughter of a count named Humbert. My husband was King Louis VI of France and we had eight children together. I was one of the most politically active of all France's medieval queens: during my 22 years reign as queen consort, my name appeared on 45 royal charters. My uncle was Pope Callixtus II. Through my only daughter, Constance, I am an ancestor of Queen Isabella I of Castile. Who was I?
6. My father was a Duke named William. I was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Despite reigning as Duchess in my own right, I was Queen Consort of France for 15 years and then of England for 35 years. The French King to whom I was married was Louis VII and we had together two children. My wedding gift to my husband was a rock crystal vase currently on display at the Louvre. King Robert II of France was one of my ancestors. Who was I?
7. I was the daughter of a king named Valdemar. My husband was King Philip II of France. I was his second wife and a day after our marriage he tried to divorce me. So I fled to a convent from where I protested to Pope Celestine III. I spent the next 20 years in virtual imprisonment in various French castles. When my husband married for a third time, he was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III. Despite all my husband's attempts to divorce me, he failed and after 20 years he reconciled with me for political reasons. Eventually, after his death, I was recognised by his son and his grandson, King Louis VIII and King Louis IX of France as the legitimate Queen Consort. Who was I?
8. My father was a king named Alfonso. I was married to King Louis VIII of France and we had 13 children together. Although, I was Queen Consort only for three years, I acted as Regent twice for my son after my husband's death. I was a patron of the arts and oversaw the education of all my children. King Robert II of France was one of my ancestors while three other queens consort of France were descended from me. Who was I?
9. I was the daughter of a king named James. My husband was King Philip III of France and we had four children together. I was queen consort less than a year, as I died aged 22-23 on the way back to France from the Eighth Crusade along with my husband. King Louis VI of France was one of my ancestors, while my famous granddaughter, Isabella of France, became Queen of England. Who am I?
10. My father was a king named Henry. I was married to King Philip IV of France and we had seven children together. All three of my surviving sons became Kings of France (Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV), while my only surviving daughter, Isabella, became one of the most famous Queens of England. I reigned as Queen of another kingdom in my own right for 31 years and as Queen Consort of France for 20 years. King Louis VIII of France was my great-grandfather. Who am I?
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