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Women and Economic Power in Premodern Royal Courts

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, bu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarti, Cathleen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leeds : ARC Humanities Press, 2020
Colección:Gender and power in the premodern world.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (100 pages) : map.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-97) and index.
ISBN:9781641892735
1641892730