Women and economic power in premodern royal courts / edited by Cathleen Sarti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarti, Cathleen, editor.

Series:

Gender and power in the premodern world.

Gender and power in the premodern world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Europe--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women.

Women--Economic conditions.

Power (Social sciences)--Europe--History--To 1500.

Power (Social sciences).

Courts and courtiers--History--To 1500.

Courts and courtiers.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).

Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-97) and index.

ISBN:

1-64189-272-2

OCLC:

1192382054