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Feb 1, 2009 · What motivated Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies? This essay argues that the poet's defenses of women were intended to train readers how to envisage the role of Queen Isabeau of Bavaria, who presided over the royal council when her husband, King Charles VI, suffered bouts of madness. Christine's examples of women who ruled in the name of their husbands, sons, and fathers and her ...
The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Google Scholar Anonymous, 1873. “Geste des ducs de Bourgogne.” In J. Kervyn de Lettenhove, ed., Chroniques relatives à l’histoire de la Belgique sous la domination des ducs de Bourgogne, vol. 2, 259–572. Brussels: Hayez.
Sep 15, 2010 · With her husband incapacitated by insanity, Isabeau was forced to rule a country ripped apart by feuding, power-hungry factions. Adams argues that Isabeau handled her role astutely in such a contentious environment, preserving the monarchy from the incursions of the king’s powerful male relatives. Taking issue with history’s harsh treatment ...
Isabeau de Bavière (also Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt; ca. 1370 – September 24, 1435) was a Queen Consort of France (1385 - 1422) after marrying Charles VI of France, a member of the Valois Dynasty, on July 17, 1385. She assumed a prominent role in public affairs during the disastrous later years of her husband's reign.
Isabeau of Bavaria. Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles, Duke of Orléans, from 1406 until her death in 1409. She had been born a princess of France as the daughter of King Charles VI and ...
Mar 25, 2019 · Illustration. by PKM. published on 25 March 2019. Download Full Size Image. Detail of a presentation miniature with Christine de Pizan presenting her book to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. Illuminated miniature from The Book of the Queen (various works by Christine de Pizan), BL Harley 4431., c. 1410-14 CE, British Library. Remove Ads.
Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal 2013, vol. 8 Isabeau of Bavaria, Anne of France, and the History of Female Regency in France* 1 T A G R F emale regency in France has a long history.
