Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 45709
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Thibaut I, Duke of Lorraine , , and Joan Ferrante,
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  • Title: Surrender to Blanche of Navarre (1218)
  • Source: Medieval Warfare: A Reader.  Edited by Kelly DeVries and Michael Livingston. This document was translated by Joan Ferrante, " A letter from Thibaut, duke of Lorraine (1218, June 1)" in the database Epistolae: Medieval Women's Latin Letters: https://epistolae.ctl.columbia.edu/letter/1338.html.  University of Toronto Press, 2019.  Pages 309 - 310.
  • Description: Blanche of Navarre, regent-countess of Champagne, defended her son's inheritance when the succession was called into question by her brother-in-law, Erard of Brienne. The duke of Lorraine, Thibaut I, joined Erard's rebellion. Blanche outmaneuvered them diplomatically and then attacked Nancy, the capital of Lorraine. This document outlines her terms for Thibaut's surrender.
  • Article Type: Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne Noble Women Regents Warfare and Warriors
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 13
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  • Author's Affiliation: The Citadel [Livingston]; Loyola University, Maryland [DeVries]
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  • Year of Publication: 2019.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9781442636699 (print)