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Record Number: 7708 Author(s)/Creator(s): Chabot , Isabelle. Contributor(s): Title: Lineage Strategies and the Control of Widows in Renaissance Florence [The author argues that to ensure the male monopoly over wealth and power, men manipulated maternity (ranging from relationships with children to inheritance) for the interests of their patrilineage]. Source: Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.  Edited by Sandra Cavallo and Lyndan Warner.  Women and Men in History. Longman, 1999.  Pages 127 - 144. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Davizzi, Lena, Widow and Nun Dowries Family Florence Inheritance Patrilineage Remarriage Widows Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Florence Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0582317479

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