Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda : Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

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Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda : Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

Title remainder

Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

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by Penelope Nash

Creator

• Nash, Penelope

Subject

• Europe -- History-476-1492
• Europe -- History—476-1492
• Gender expression
• Gender identity
• History
• Sex (Psychology)
• Social history
• Sociology
• Europe -- History

Language

eng

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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• Queenship and Power
• Springer eBooks, History Collection

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non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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• Springer eBooks.
• Queenship and Power