IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 217: Ruling, Administering, and Maintaining a Composite Empire: Emperor and King Sigismund of Luxemburg, 1368-1437, II: Queenship and Co-Rulership

Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:	Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung & Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien / Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb
Organisers:	Alexandra Kaar, Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung / Institut für Geschichte, Universität Wien Suzana Miljan, Institute of Historical & Social Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts, Zagreb
Moderator/Chair:	Márta Kondor, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest
Paper 217-a	Queenship in the Age of the Luxemburgians (Language: English) Amalie Fößel, Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen Index terms: Gender Studies, Genealogy and Prosopography, Political Thought, Social History
Paper 217-b	The Birth of Historic Legend: The Black Queen Barbara of Cilli (Language: English) Daniela Dvořáková, Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava Index terms: Folk Studies, Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 217-c	Queen Elisabeth of Luxemburg: Her Ruling Practice in the Mirror of Her Charters and Correspondence (Language: English) Anna Jagošová, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Gender Studies, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Abstract	The papers in this session will discuss different aspects of Luxemburgian queenship. The first paper outlines the general idea of queenship under the Luxemburgians and its manifestations in practice, providing an overview of and imposition to the session. The second paper deals with the narrative of the creation of a negative image and myth of the Black Queen modeled on Queen Barbara of Cilli, the second wife of Emperor Sigismund. Finally, the third paper will deal with the case of Elisabeth of Luxemburg, the daughter and only heiress of Sigismund, discussing how his heritage was transferred through her rule.