Description |
1 online resource (100 pages) : map |
Series |
Gender and power in the premodern world |
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Gender and power in the premodern world.
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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Contents |
Introduction : women and economic power in premodern royal courts / Cathleen Sarti -- The medieval English queen as landholder : some reflections on sources and methodology / Michele Seah and Katia Wright -- Financial power of empresses and princess consorts of the Holy Roman Empire / Charlotte Backerra and Catherine Ludwig-Ockenfels -- "Edward III's gold-digging mistress" : Alice Perrers, gender, and financial power at the English royal court, 1360-1377 / Laura Tompkins -- Counselling the Danish king : Sigbrit Villoms as financial mastermind for Christian II, 1513-1523 / Cathleen Sarti -- Afterword : "power is money"? Reflections on money, power, sex, and gender in premodern royal courts / Elena Woodacre |
Summary |
From medieval England to early modern Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire, premodern kings and queens had splendid courts to show their God-given power. But where did the money for these come from? Following the money trail back often leads to financially savvy women--not only empresses and queens, but also mistresses and favourites--who skillfully managed huge estates, treasuries, or accounts. This volume focuses on how women used money as an instrument of power in early modern royal courts |
Analysis |
Economy of Courts |
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Financial Power |
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Gender History |
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Premodern Rule |
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Royal Studies |
Notes |
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-97) and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Power (Social sciences) -- Europe -- History
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Administration of estates -- Europe -- History
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Finance, Public -- Europe -- History
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Women -- Europe -- History
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Royal households -- Europe -- History
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HISTORY / Renaissance.
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Administration of estates
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Courts and courtiers
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Finance, Public
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Power (Social sciences)
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Royal households
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Women
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SUBJECT |
Europe -- Court and courtiers -- History
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Subject |
Europe
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Sarti, Cathleen, editor
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Project Muse, distributor.
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ISBN |
9781641892735 |
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1641892730 |
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