Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 46132
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Theis , Christoffer,
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  • Title: Herrschaftsrecht und Herrschaftspraxis der Königin Sibylla von Jerusalem im Widerstreit: Zeitgenössische und moderne Perspektiven
  • Source: Fruhmittelalterliche Studien 55, ( 2021): Pages 169 - 186. Available with a subscription from De Gruyter: http://doi.org/10.1515/fmst-2021-0007
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Queens Rulers Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
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  • Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean
  • Century: 12
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  • Abstract: Sibylla (~1160–1190) was the mother of King Baldwin V of Jerusalem and between 1186 and 1190 Queen of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The present article firstly describes Sibylla’s life based on medieval sources before it shows how she was able to ascend the throne as well as the requirements for this. The sources are examined under specific questions: was Sibylla able to establish her rule on her own right and her own will? Was she a strong or a weak ruler? Although these questions have not yet been investigated satisfactorily in research, various interpretations have been made about Sibylla’s rule. The examples treated in this article will show that Sibylla is misjudged in many ways and that certain statements regarding her rule cannot be verified when considering the medieval sources. [Reproduced from the Frühmittelalterliche Studien pages from the University of Munster website: https://www.uni-muenster.de/imperia/md/content/fruehmittelalter/publikationen/fmst/abstracts_bd._52-55.pdf]
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  • Author's Affiliation: Universität Leipzig
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  • Year of Publication: 2021.
  • Language: German
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00719706 (print); 16130812 (online)