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Record Number: 9917 Author(s)/Creator(s): Shadis , Miriam. Contributor(s): Title: Piety, Politics, and Power: The Patronage of Leonor of England and Her Daughters Berenguela of Léon and Blanche of Castile [The author argues that Leonor and her daughters used patronage as a means to power, authority, and piety; they did this to ensure the power of their families and lineage, hence their active efforts to memorialize their dead]. Source: The Cultural Patronage of Medieval Women.  Edited by June Hall McCash.  University of Georgia Press, 1996.  Pages 202 - 227. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Berenguela of Castile, Queen-Consort of Alfonso IX of Leon Blanche of Castile, Wife of Louis VIII, King of France Burgos, Burgos, Spain- Monastery of Las Huelgas Cistercian Order Family Leonor of England, Queen-Consort of Alfonso VIII, King of Castile Mem Award Note: Geographic Area: Iberia Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Villanova University (Post-doctoral Appointment) Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0820317014

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