The Queen's Hand : Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile /

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"Her name is undoubtedly less familiar than that of her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, or that of her famous conqueror son, Fernando III, yet during her lifetime, Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246) was one of the most powerful women in Europe. As queen-consort of Alfonso IX of León, she acq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bianchini, Janna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Berengaria, > Queen of Castile and Leon, > 1181?-1246
Berengaria, > Queen of Castile and Leon, > 1181?-1246.
Women > Middle Ages.
Queens.
Kings and rulers.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Femmes > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Reines > Espagne > Castille > Biographies.
Women > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Queens > Spain > Castile > Biography.
Spain > Castile.
Spain.
Castille (Espagne) > Histoire > 1217-1252 (Ferdinand III)
Castille (Espagne) > Histoire > 1214-1217 (Henri Ier)
Spain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Castile (Spain) > History > Ferdinand III, 1217-1252.
Castile (Spain) > History > Henry I, 1214-1217.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • A Note on Names
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Infanta and Heir, 1180-1197
  • Chapter 2. Queen of Leoþn, 1197-1204
  • Chapter 3. The Unwed Queen, 1204-1214
  • Chapter 4. A Failed Regency, 1214-1217
  • Chapter 5. Queen of Castile, 1217-1230
  • Chapter 6. The Leonese Succession, 1230
  • Chapter 7. Queen of Castile and Leoþn, 1230-1246
  • Conclusions
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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