Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda : medieval female rulership and the foundations of European society / Penelope Nash.
2017
D102
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Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda : medieval female rulership and the foundations of European society / Penelope Nash.
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ISBN
9781137585141 (electronic book)
1137585145 (electronic book)
9781137590886
1137590882
1137585145 (electronic book)
9781137590886
1137590882
Published
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables.
Item Number
10.1057/978-1-137-58514-1 doi
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D102
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.1/4609252
Summary
This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound social changes of the eleventh century. The careers of the Ottonian queen and empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda of Tuscany reveal a growth of opportunities for women to access wealth and power. These two women are analyzed under three categories: their relationships with family and friends, how they managed their property (particularly land), and how they ruled. This analysis encourages a better understanding of gender relations in both the past and the present. .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Queenship and power.
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