Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 14555
Author(s): Rock, Vivienne.
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Title : Shadow Royals? The Political Use of the Extended Family of Lady Margaret Beaufort [The author analyzes how Margaret Beaufort made advantageous marriages and positions for her extended family of half and step siblings and their descendants. At the same time these arrangements usually furthered the political aims of the Tudor dynasty. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Family and Dynasty in Late Medieval England: Proceedings of the 1997 Harlaxton Symposium.   Edited by Richard Eales and Shaun Tyas Harlaxton medieval studies .   Shaun Tyas, 2003.  Pages 193 - 210.
Year of Publication: 2003.
2. Record Number: 9537
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Title : Pope Innocent III and Familial Relationships of Clergy and Religious [The author draws on the letters of Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) to answer these questions: "Did Innocent permit illegitimate children, especially those of the major clergy, to receive ecclesiastical offices and benefices when they reached maturity? What was the papal position when the nuclear or extended family attempted to provide support for its children, nephews, and other kin? Did the pope intervene in any way to aid in the maintenance of these individuals?" (page 108).].
Source: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History , ( 1993):  Pages 105 - 148.
Year of Publication: 1993.