Imperial ladies of the Ottonian dynasty : women and rule in tenth-century Germany / Phyllis G. Jestice.
Jestice, Phyllis G., author.
2018
DD137.5 .J47 2018
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Title Imperial ladies of the Ottonian dynasty : women and rule in tenth-century Germany / Phyllis G. Jestice.
Author Jestice, Phyllis G., author.
ISBN 9783319773063
3319773062
3319773054
9783319773056
3319773054
9783319773056
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77306-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (XI, 300 pages) : 8 illustrations, 6 illustrations in color
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-77306-3 doi
9783319773056
Call Number DD137.5 .J47 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 943/.0220922
Summary In tenth-century Europe and particularly in Germany, imperial women were able to wield power in ways that were scarcely imaginable in earlier centuries. Theophanu and Adelheid were two of the most influential figures in the Ottonian reich along with their husbands, who relied heavily on their support. Phyllis G. Jestice examines an array of factors that produced their power and prestige, including societal attitudes toward women, their wealth, their unction as queens, and their carefully constructed image of piety. Due to their influential positions, Theophanu and Adelheid reclaimed control of the young Otto III despite fierce opposition from Henry the Quarrelsome during the throne struggle of 984. In examining how they successfully secured the regency, this book confronts the outmoded notion of exceptionalism and illuminates the lives of powerful Ottonian women.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series Queenship and power.
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1. Introduction: The Road to Regency
2. Women in Tenth-Century Germany
3. Prestige Marriage
4. The Wealth of Queens
5. The Lord's Anointed
6. Piety as Power
7. Connections
8. Partners in Rule
9. 984
10. Regents
11. Epilogue: The Power of Royal Women?

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