Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 19576
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Russo , Maria Antonietta
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  • Title: Sciacca, l'Infanta Eleonora e Guglielmo Peralta: tre nomi intrecciati in un'unica storia [Eleanor of Aragon, a niece of King Peter II of Sicily, married Guglielmo Peralta, count of Caltabellotta in Sicily. Eleanor played a prominent role in the affairs of the Peralta family after the deaths of her husband and of Nicola, their son. She was named guardian of her granddaughters in Nicola's will. Eleanor also was an important patron of monastic foundations. The appendix presents an edited version of Count Nicola's testament in Latin dated 1398. Title note supplied by Feminae.]
  • Source: Schede medievali 38, ( 2000): Pages 277 - 294.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Eleanor of Aragon, Wife of Guglielmo III Peralta, Count of Caltabellotta Family Patronage Sciacca, Agrigento, Italy Sicily Wardship Widows Wills
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 14
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  • Year of Publication: 2000.
  • Language: Italian;Latin
  • ISSN/ISBN: 03925404