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IMC 2005: Sessions

Session 307: Queens and their Courts, II: Queens' Income and Patronage

Monday 11 July 2005, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:Majestas: Association for the Study of Rulership / Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Organisers:János M. Bak, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Balázs Nagy, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest / Eötvös Loránd University
Moderator/Chair:Orsolya Réthelyi, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Paper 307-aBridehood, Motherhood, and Widowhood: The Life Stages of Queens - Their Achievements and Income in Medieval Portugal
(Language: English)
Manuela Santos Silva, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 307-bSancia of Majorca, Queen of Sicily, and Angevin Patronage of Art
(Language: English)
Matthew J. Clear, Independent Scholar, Gillingham
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Paper 307-cIncome and Patronage of Medieval Queens: The Harvest of a Workshop at CEU in October 2004
(Language: English)
Attila Bárány, Department of History, University of Debrecen
Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies
Abstract

These papers grown out of a workshop on ""Medieval and Early Modern Queens and Queenship: Questions of Income and Patronage"" at Central European University in October 2004 and explore the material - financial aspects of queenship. While much work has been done on the queen's role in politics and dynastic affairs, their ability to "" i.e. the resources at their disposal and the use of these, e.g. for patronage, needs still extensive research and discussion.