Imperial Ladies of the Ottonian Dynasty Women and Rule in Tenth Century Germany 1st edition by Phyllis Jestice ISBN‎ 3030084248 ‎ 978-3030084240

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ISBN 10:‎ 3030084248
ISBN 13: ‎ 978-3030084240
Author: Phyllis Jestice

In tenth-century Europe and particularly in Germany, imperial women were able to wield power in ways that were scarcely imaginable in earlier centuries. Theophanu and Adelheid were two of the most influential figures in the Ottonian reich along with their husbands, who relied heavily on their support. Phyllis G. Jestice examines an array of factors that produced their power and prestige, including societal attitudes toward women, their wealth, their unction as queens, and their carefully constructed image of piety. Due to their influential positions, Theophanu and Adelheid reclaimed control of the young Otto III despite fierce opposition from Henry the Quarrelsome during the throne struggle of 984. In examining how they successfully secured the regency, this book confronts the outmoded notion of exceptionalism and illuminates the lives of powerful Ottonian women.

Imperial Ladies of the Ottonian Dynasty: Women and Rule in Tenth-Century Germany 1st  Table of contents:

1. Introduction: The Road to Regency

2. Women in Tenth-Century Germany

3. Prestige Marriage

4. The Wealth of Queens

5. The Lord’s Anointed

6. Piety as Power

7. Connections

8. Partners in Rule

9. 984

10. Regents

11. Epilogue: The Power of Royal Women?

 
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