Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246) and Political Women in the High Middle Ages
by
M. Shadis
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
The New Middle Ages
ISBN-10
0312234732
ISBN-13
9780312234737
Publisher
St Martin's Press
Imprint
St Martin's Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 16th, 2009
Print length
251 Pages
Weight
404 grams
Ksh 14,400.00
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The women in the family which ruled 13th-century Castile used various means, strategies and patronages to secure their personal power as well as to promote their lineage. This study focuses on Berenguela of Castile, Queen of Leon through marriage and of Castile by right of inheritance.
Daughter, wife, and mother of kings, Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246) was a key figure in the formation of medieval Castile-León. Queen of León from 1197-1204, regent for Enrique I of Castile briefly in 1214, and then Queen of Castile in her own right after 1217, she secured the thrones of Castile and León for her son Fernando III and enabled his crusades in al-Andalus. This study examines Berenguela''s use of authority and power, her legitimacy as a female ruler, and her motherhood and patronage in her efforts to maintain the thrones of Castile and León for her family.
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