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Record Number:
10044
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Evergates , Theodore.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Aristocratic Women in the County of Champagne [The author explores three roles of noble women in Champagne: as countesses, as married women, and as nuns].
Source:
Aristocratic Women in Medieval France. Edited by Theodore Evergates. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999. Pages 74 - 110.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne
Champagne, France
Countesses
Dower
Marie, Countess of Champagne
Monasticism
Noble Women
Nuns
Politics
Power
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
12-13
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
One genealogical chart. The countesses of Champagne, from Marie of France (1164-87, 1190-98) to Blanche of Artois (1270-84).
Table:
One map. The county of Champagne with comital castle towns, baronial castles, episcopal cities, and monasteries marked.
Abstract:
Related Resources:
Two studies explore realities behind acclaimed literary representations. ChrŽtien de Troyes in the court of Marie de Champagne, and the troubadours swarming around the lords and ladies of southern France represent a world of which women seem to have been
Author's Affiliation:
Western Maryland College
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1999.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0812235037