domingo, 26 de abril de 2015

Grace Kelly and Alienor d'Aquitaine / Grace Kelly et Alienor d'Aquitaine

Grace Kelly was an american actress who became Prince of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia.
After her acting career in 1950, ahe appeared in New York City theatrical productions and more than 40 episodes Golden Age Television. She won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Golden Award nomination in 1954.
She had leading roles in five films, and she retired from acting at the age of 26 to marry Rainier III and became princess of Monaco so she had to being her duties in Monaco.
After her marriage to Prince Rainier, Kelly became involved with philantophic work. She founded 'Amade mondiale' an organisation that was eventually recognized by the UN as a Non-Governmental organization. It promotes and protects the 'moral and physical integrity' and 'spiritual well-being of children throughout the world and in a spirit of complete political independence'.
On September 13, 1982, Kelly was driving back to Monaco when she had a stroke (a brain attack). As a result she lost control of her car and drove off the steep. Her daughter, Stçephanie, who was in the passenger seat tried to regain the control of the car. Finally, Grace Kelly died the following night at the age of 52 after Rainier decided to take her off life support.





Alienor d'Aquitaine est neé vers 1122 ou 1124 à Poitiers et elle a été alternativement reine de France et d'Angleterre.
C'était la fille aînée de Guillaume X, duc d'Aquitaine. Elle a dû  être l'heritière du duché d'Aquitaine en 1130 á la mort de son frère Guillaume Aigret.
Elle a épuosé succesivement le roi de France Louis VII puis Henri Plagenêt, le futur roi d'Angleterre Henri II
Après son premier mariage pendant lequel ella aparticipé à la deuxieme croisade, elle a joué un rôle politique important dans l'Occident.
Alienor d'Aquitaine et Louis VII ont annulé le mariage en 1152 pour motif de consanguinité, et plus puor l'infidélité d'Alienor.
Elle a épousé Henri Plantagenêt huit semaines après l'annulation de son premier mariage, et le 19 décembre 1154 ils sont couronnés roi et reine d'Angleterre.
Elle est morte en 1204 à Poitiers à l'âge de 82 ans.