Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda: Medieval Female Rulership and the Foundations of European Society

by Penelope Nash

Book Overview

This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound social changes of the eleventh century. The careers of the Ottonian queen and empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda of Tuscany reveal a growth of opportunities for women to access wealth and power. These two women are analyzed under three categories:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349958697
• ISBN13: 9781349958696
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"