The Queen's Hand : Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile.
Bianchini, Janna.
The Queen's Hand : Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (363 pages) - The Middle Ages Series . - The Middle Ages Series .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Names -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Infanta and Heir, 1180-1197 -- Chapter 2. Queen of León, 1197-1204 -- Chapter 3. The Unwed Queen, 1204-1214 -- Chapter 4. A Failed Regency, 1214-1217 -- Chapter 5. Queen of Castile, 1217-1230 -- Chapter 6. The Leonese Succession, 1230 -- Chapter 7. Queen of Castile and León, 1230-1246 -- Conclusions -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Janna Bianchini captures the extraordinary royal career of Berenguela of Castile: queen-consort in León, heir to the throne of Castile, mother of the conqueror Fernando III, and powerful sovereign in her own right. The Queen's Hand reevaluates the role of royal women in western Iberian monarchy.
9780812206265
Berengaria,-Queen of Castile and Leon,-1181?-1246.
Queens-Spain-Castile-Biography.
Women-History-Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Castile (Spain)-History-Henry I, 1214-1217.
Castile (Spain)-History-Ferdinand III, 1217-1252.
Spain-Kings and rulers-Biography.
Electronic books.
DP139.5 -- .B53 2012eb
946.302092
The Queen's Hand : Power and Authority in the Reign of Berenguela of Castile. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (363 pages) - The Middle Ages Series . - The Middle Ages Series .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on Names -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Infanta and Heir, 1180-1197 -- Chapter 2. Queen of León, 1197-1204 -- Chapter 3. The Unwed Queen, 1204-1214 -- Chapter 4. A Failed Regency, 1214-1217 -- Chapter 5. Queen of Castile, 1217-1230 -- Chapter 6. The Leonese Succession, 1230 -- Chapter 7. Queen of Castile and León, 1230-1246 -- Conclusions -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Janna Bianchini captures the extraordinary royal career of Berenguela of Castile: queen-consort in León, heir to the throne of Castile, mother of the conqueror Fernando III, and powerful sovereign in her own right. The Queen's Hand reevaluates the role of royal women in western Iberian monarchy.
9780812206265
Berengaria,-Queen of Castile and Leon,-1181?-1246.
Queens-Spain-Castile-Biography.
Women-History-Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Castile (Spain)-History-Henry I, 1214-1217.
Castile (Spain)-History-Ferdinand III, 1217-1252.
Spain-Kings and rulers-Biography.
Electronic books.
DP139.5 -- .B53 2012eb
946.302092