Women and Economic Power in Premodern Royal Courts / / ed. by Cathleen Sarti.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• MitwirkendeR: Backerra, Charlotte,; Ludwig-Ockenfels, Cathérine,; Sarti, Cathleen,; Seah, Michele,; Tompkins, Laura,; Woodacre, Elena,; Wright, Katia,
• HerausgeberIn: Sarti, Cathleen,
• Place / Publishing House: Leeds : : ARC Humanities Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Gender and Power in the Premodern World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (108 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction: Women and Economic Power in Premodern Royal Courts --; 1. The Medieval English Queen as Landholder: Some Reflections on Sources and Methodology --; 2. Financial Power of Empresses and Princess Consorts of the Holy Roman Empire --; 3. “Edward III’s Gold-Digging Mistress”: Alice Perrers, Gender, and Financial Power at the English Royal Court, 1360– 1377 --; 4. Counselling the Danish King: Sigbrit Villoms as Financial Mastermind for Christian II, 1513– 1523 --; Afterword: “Power Is Money”? Reflections on Money, Power, Sex, and Gender in Premodern Royal Courts --; Bibliography --; Index of Persons and Topics
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781641892735; 9783110689556; 9783110696295; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704730; 9783110704525
• DOI: 10.1515/9781641892735?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Cathleen Sarti.

Premodern kings and queens had splendid courts to show their God-given power. But where did the money for these come from? Following the money trail back often leads to unexpectedly savvy women who knew how to deal with money, and how to manage huge estates, treasuries, or accounts. This volume focuses on the economic and financial dimensions of the premodern royal court, and especially on the women using money as an instrument of power. Methodological and theoretical reflections on an economic history of royal courts frame case studies from medieval England to early modern Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire. Empresses and queens, but also mistresses and favourites are discussed, including considerations of their spheres of influence, their financial strategies and means, and their successes and failures.