Read Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages)

Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages)

Nuria Silleras-Fernandez

4.9/5 (19107 ratings)

Description:Maria de Luna was one of late medieval Spain’s most intriguing female personalities. In a period characterized by powerful male rulers, she combined patronage and a pious cultural program to extend her political power, both formally and informally. However, hers was a figure that did not challenge or undermine the image of the monarch, and instead completed it. Using Maria de Luna, Silleras-Fernandez examines the four pillars of medieval queenship: formal authority, family relations, religious patronage, and household and court through an exhaustive study of her letters and administrative and financial records. This book brings to light the potentials and limits of female power in Iberia on the cusp of modernity and adds to our understanding of queenship in late medieval and early modern Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1403977593

Description: Maria de Luna was one of late medieval Spain’s most intriguing female personalities. In a period characterized by powerful male rulers, she combined patronage and a pious cultural program to extend her political power, both formally and informally. However, hers was a figure that did not challenge or undermine the image of the monarch, and instead completed it. Using Maria de Luna, Silleras-Fernandez examines the four pillars of medieval queenship: formal authority, family relations, religious patronage, and household and court through an exhaustive study of her letters and administrative and financial records. This book brings to light the potentials and limits of female power in Iberia on the cusp of modernity and adds to our understanding of queenship in late medieval and early modern Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages). To get started finding Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages)

Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna (The New Middle Ages)

More Books

Chariots of Ladies: Francesc Eiximenis and the Court Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia by Nuria Silleras-Fernandez (2015-06-26)

Chariots of Ladies: Francesc Eiximenis and the Court Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia by Nuria Silleras-Fernandez (2015-06-26)

The Politics of Emotion: Love, Grief, and Madness in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia

The Politics of Emotion: Love, Grief, and Madness in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia

Chariots of Ladies: Francesc Eiximenis and the Court Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia

Chariots of Ladies: Francesc Eiximenis and the Court Culture of Medieval and Early Modern Iberia

MARIA DE LUNA

MARIA DE LUNA

In and Of the Mediterranean: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Studies (Hispanic Issues)

In and Of the Mediterranean: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Studies (Hispanic Issues)

Iberian Babel: Translation and Multilingualism in the Medieval and the Early Modern Mediterranean (The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, 82)

Iberian Babel: Translation and Multilingualism in the Medieval and the Early Modern Mediterranean (The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, 82)

Teaching Gender Through Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Texts and Cultures

Teaching Gender Through Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Texts and Cultures