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Title Women and Economic Power in Premodern Royal Courts edited by Cathleen Sarti
Published Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, 2020
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 0000
2020

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Description 1 online resource (100 pages) : map
Series Gender and power in the premodern world
Gender and power in the premodern world.
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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
Financial Power
Gender History
Premodern Rule
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
Administration of estates -- Europe -- History
Finance, Public -- Europe -- History
Women -- Europe -- History
Royal households -- Europe -- History
HISTORY / Renaissance.
Administration of estates
Courts and courtiers
Finance, Public
Power (Social sciences)
Royal households
Women
SUBJECT Europe -- Court and courtiers -- History
Subject Europe
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Sarti, Cathleen, editor
Project Muse, distributor.
ISBN 9781641892735
1641892730