# Any wars by countries where the head of state was a mother?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 23, 2002, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wars-by-countries-where-the-head-of-state-was-a-mother/138302 "2002-11-23T03:29:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wars-by-countries-where-the-head-of-state-was-a-mother/138302/41 "2002-11-26T21:52:46Z")

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How about Eleanor of Aquitaine?

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**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-wars-by-countries-where-the-head-of-state-was-a-mother/138302/42 "2002-11-26T22:14:05Z")

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To extend the topic and change it slightly, can anyone come up with a war between two countries which were both run by mothers? Seems like that would really put BZ00000’s co-worker’s hypothesis to rest.

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