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 unexpectedly savvy women who knew how to deal with money, and how to manage huge estates, treasuries, or accounts. This volume focuses on the economic and financial dimensions of the premodern royal court, and especially on the women using money as an instrument of power. Methodological and theoretical reflections on an economic history of royal courts frame case studies from medieval England to early modern Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire. Empresses and queens, but also mistresses and favourites are discussed, including considerations of their spheres of influence, their financial strategies and means, and their successes and failures.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2020
Copyrightjahr
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-272-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-273-5
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Gender and Power in the Premodern World
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
110
Produkttyp
Sammelband
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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Table of contents Kein Zugriff
Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
Introduction: Women and Economic Power in Premodern Royal Courts Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 8
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Studying Medieval Queens as Landowners Kein Zugriff
Sources of a Queen’s Income Kein Zugriff
Landownership in Dispute: Margaret of France Kein Zugriff
Analyzing a Queen’s Lands: Margaret of Anjou Kein Zugriff
Conclusion Kein Zugriff
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Finances of Women in the Holy Roman Empire Kein Zugriff
Dowry, Inheritance, and Gifts Kein Zugriff
Financial and Economic Actions Kein Zugriff
Marriage Contract Kein Zugriff
The Kabinettskassenrechnungen: The Electress’s Privy Purse Accounts Kein Zugriff
Conclusion Kein Zugriff
Chapter 3 “Edward III’s Gold-Digging Mistress”: Alice Perrers, Gender, and Financial Power at the English Royal Court, 1360–1377 Kein Zugriff Seiten 59 - 72
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Denmark under the Rule of Christian II Kein Zugriff
Economic and Political Reforms in Denmark under Christian II Kein Zugriff
The Fall of Christian II and Sigbrit Villoms Kein Zugriff
Afterword: “Power Is Money”? Reflections on Money, Power, Sex, and Gender in Premodern Royal Courts Kein Zugriff Seiten 87 - 92
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Gender History for Premodern Europe Kein Zugriff
Studies on Women at Royal Courts Kein Zugriff
Economic History of Premodern Europe Kein Zugriff
Economic and Administrative History of Royal Courts Kein Zugriff
Index of Persons and Topics Kein Zugriff Seiten 99 - 100
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