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Record Number:
4355
Author(s)/Creator(s):
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Title:
Adela of Blois: Familial Alliances and Female Lordship
Source:
Aristocratic Women in Medieval France. Edited by Theodore Evergates. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999. Pages 7 - 43.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Adela, Countess of Blois
Countesses
Diplomacy
Noble Women
Politics
Power
Rulers
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
11
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
One genealogical chart. Four generations of the Thibaudians.
Table:
One map. The lands of Countess Adela with the episcopal cities and monasteries marked.
Abstract:
Related Resources:
The opening essay of the volume, Kimberly A. LoPrete's Adela of Blois: Familial Alliances and Female Lordship" presents an exceptional case, the life of the youngest daughter of William the Conqueror. Both Adela's circumstances and her power were exceptio
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Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1999.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0812235037