Queenship in Medieval France, 1300-1500 (eBook)
XV, 224 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-349-93028-9 (ISBN)
This book examines the power held by the French medieval queens during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and their larger roles within the kingdom at a time when women were excluded from succession to the throne. Well before Catherine and Marie de' Medici, the last medieval French queens played an essential role in the monarchy, not only because they bore the weight of their dynasty's destiny but also because they embodied royal majesty alongside their husbands. Since women were excluded from the French crown in 1316, they were only deemed as 'queen consorts.' Far from being confined solely to the private sphere, however, these queens participated in the communication of power and contributed to the proper functioning of 'court society.' From Isabeau of Bavaria and her political influence during her husband's intermittent absences to Anne of Brittany's reign, this book sheds light on the meaning and complexity of the office of queen and ultimately the female history of power.
Murielle Gaude-Ferragu is University Professor of History at the Université Paris-13, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France.
Angela Krieger, PhD, is a translator and editor based in Paris, France.
This book examines the power held by the French medieval queens during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and their larger roles within the kingdom at a time when women were excluded from succession to the throne. Well before Catherine and Marie de' Medici, the last medieval French queens played an essential role in the monarchy, not only because they bore the weight of their dynasty's destiny but also because they embodied royal majesty alongside their husbands. Since women were excluded from the French crown in 1316, they were only deemed as "e;queen consorts."e; Far from being confined solely to the private sphere, however, these queens participated in the communication of power and contributed to the proper functioning of "e;court society."e; From Isabeau of Bavaria and her political influence during her husband's intermittent absences to Anne of Brittany's reign, this book sheds light on the meaning and complexity of the office of queen and ultimately the female history of power.
Murielle Gaude-Ferragu is University Professor of History at the Université Paris-13, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, France. Angela Krieger, PhD, is a translator and editor based in Paris, France.
CONTENTS
The Queens of France (Fourteenth-Fifteenth Centuries)
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
IntroductionPart IACCEDING TO ROYAL DIGNITYChapter 1
MARRYING THE KING
Matrimonial Strategies
Royal Weddings
Love and Separation: The Royal Couple
Chapter 2
MARRYING THE MONARCHY: THE QUEEN’S CORONATION
The Body in All Its Majesty: The Coronation of Joan of Bourbon
‘God Save the Queen’: The Symbolism of the Queen’s Coronation
The Forgotten Coronation?: Queens of the Fifteenth Century
Chapter 3
BEARING THE BLOOD OF FRANCE
The Indispensability of Motherhood
The Purified Woman: Lying-In and Child Rearing
The Mother as Educator
Part IIA WOMAN IN POLITICS:
THE POWER OF THE QUEEN
Chapter 4
THE ‘PROFESSION’ OF QUEEN
Capetian Queens and Salic Law
Transformations in Reginal Power: Acting in Politics
Heiress Queens and Dowager Queens: The Territorial Inscription of Reginal Power
Chapter 5
THE ‘GOVERNMENT OF WOMEN’:
DELEGATING POWER AND REGENCY
Regency ‘Orders’: Female Power?
Female Regency in Action: Seats of Power and Governance of the Kingdom
The Historiographical Posterity of Women in Power: ‘Bad’ Queens
Chapter 6
THE ‘QUEEN OF CEREMONIES’
The Queen’s Public Body: The Role of Representation
The Queen’s Allegorical Body: Entry Ceremonies
The Queen’s Final Triumph: Death and Funerals
Part IIITHE SYMBOLIC GOVERNMENTChapter 7
COURTLY SOCIETY: THE QUEEN IN HER HÔTEL
The Queen’s Apartments
The ‘Court of Ladies’: The Queen’s Hôtel
Courtly Life
Chapter 8
THE ROAD TO ETERNITY: DEVOTIONS AND THE DIVINE
The Mirror of Christian Perfection
The Queen as ‘Mother of the Poor’
Religious and Sacred Foundations
Chapter 9
THE QUEEN’S TREASURY: ART, LITERATURE AND POWER
Art and Politics: The Queen’s Treasury
Books and Culture: The Queen’s Library
Queens as Cultural Advocates and Patronesses
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.8.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The New Middle Ages | The New Middle Ages |
| Übersetzer | Angela Krieger |
| Zusatzinfo | XV, 224 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Ceremonies • Europe • France • French Medieval Queenship • History • History of Literature • Literature • Medieval France (XIVth-XVth) • Medieval Literature • Medieval Religion • Medieval Women • Middle Ages • Modernity • Social History • Social Science |
| ISBN-10 | 1-349-93028-8 / 1349930288 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-349-93028-9 / 9781349930289 |
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