Berenguela the Great and her times (1180-1246) / / H. Salvador Martínez ; translated by Odile Cisneros.

• Superior document: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 81
• VerfasserIn: Martínez, H. Salvador,
• TeilnehmendeR: Cisneros, Odile,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 81.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (656 pages)

This biography presents a remarkable vision of Spanish society at the beginning of the 13th century by exploring the life of Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246), a queen who dominated public life for over forty years. Born at a time when the centers of Christian power were formed, Berenguela provided...

Table of Contents

• Abbreviations
• List of Illustrations
• Genealogical Table
• Preface to the English Translation
• Introduction: Berenguela and Her Hour
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The Forging of a New Dynasty
• 1 Genealogical Record of an Era
• 2 Her Father, Alfonso VIII the Noble
• 3 Her Mother, Eleanor Plantagenet
• 4 The Wedding of Alfonso VIII and Eleanor
• 5 The Family: Berenguela and Her Siblings
• 2 First Steps: The Hope of Castile
• 1 Berenguela, the Firstborn
• 2 A Privileged Childhood
• 3 The Curia of San Esteban de Gormaz and the Future of Berenguela
• 4 The Betrothal of Berenguela and Conrad and the Breaking Off of the Engagement
• 5 The Education of a Queen
• 3 Alfonso IX of León: Supporter or Rival?
• 1 A King's Apprentice
• 2 Alfonso, King of León
• 3 Meeting with His Cousin. Knighted at Carrión
• 4 His First Marriage Fails
• 5 From the Treaty of Tordehumos to Alarcos
• 6 "Coalition of Ungodliness"
• 4 Berenguela and Alfonso IX. A Political Marriage
• 1 A Very Calculated Decision
• 2 Eleanor and the People as Main Characters
• 3 The Emotional Side
• 4 The Wedding
• 5 Berenguela, Queen of León
• 6 The Queen's Household
• 5 Declaration of Nullity
• 1 Innocent III and the Peninsular Kingdoms
• 2 The Reprobation of Rome
• 3 The First Fruit of the Marriage
• 4 Declaration of Nullity
• 5 Challenge to the Papal Decree: Ratification of the Dowry
• 6 Marriage Annulment
• 1 A New Century
• 2 Birth of the Heir
• 3 Annulment of the Marriage
• 4 Last Days Together
• 5 Impact of the Papal Sentence
• 7 Securing the Future. Berenguela Again on Center Stage
• 1 The Paternal Household
• 2 Illness of Her Father and Last Will
• 3 Vindication:  Treaty of Cabreros
• 4 Friendly Relations with Alfonso IX : A Host of Benefits
• 5 The Foundations of the New Relations between Castile and León are Established:  The Treaty of Valladolid
• 6 Between the Portuguese and the Leonese
• 8 Mother and Teacher
• 1 Love and Pedagogy
• 2 Recourse to the Supernatural
• 3 Formation of Prince Fernando
• 4 Courtly Education. Multicultural Perspectives
• 5 Problems in the Kingdom. End of the Truce with the Muslims
• 6 Tragedy in the Court
• 9 Berenguela at the Highest Point of the Reconquista
• 1 Christendom on War Footing
• 2 Berenguela's Role in the Campaign
• 3 The Echo of Battle: Berenguela's Letter
• 4 The Christian Kingdoms after the Victory
• 10 The Court That Berenguela Knew
• 1 A New Courtly Lifestyle
• 2 The Spirit of the Court: Parties, Fashion, and Luxury
• 3 Culture and Letters
• 4 Impact of the Court Environment
• 11 The End of an Era
• 1 Year 1213. Last campaigns of Alfonso VIII
• 2 The Collaboration of Alfonso IX
• 3 Generational Change
• 4 The Death of Her Father
• 5 The Death of Her Mother
• 12 Regent of Castile
• 1 Guardian of Enrique I and Regent of Castile
• 2 Enrique I and Berenguela Co-Regents
• 3 The Opposition to Berenguela
• 4 Berenguela Gives Up Custody of Her Brother
• 5 Berenguela against Álvaro Núñez de Lara: The Excesses of the 'Count'
• 13 Civil War and Dramatic Ending
• 1 New Positions Assumed
• 2 Marriage of Enrique I with Mafalda of Portugal
• 3 The Search for a Solution
• 4 The Greatest Insult
• 5 Recourse to Arms
• 6 The Death of Enrique I
• 7 Berenguela: Political Insight and 'Exquisite Prudence'
• 14 Berenguela Queen of Castile
• 1 Berenguela Recognized as Heir
• 2 Transfer of the Crown to Her Son
• 3 Fernando III , King
• 4 Unexpected Proposal by Alfonso IX
• 5 Final Adieu to Her Brother Enrique
• 6 Capture of Álvaro Núñez de Lara
• 7 Rapprochement between Fernando III and His Father
• 8 End of the Laras
• 15 Berenguela's Search for a Wife for Fernando. Stabilization of the Kingdom
• 1 Fernando and Beatriz of Swabia
• 2 Berenguela at Fernando III 's Knighting Ceremony
• 3 Government Philosophy: Continuity and Innovation
• 4 Fernando III and the Nobility. Alliances and Tensions
• 5 Berenguela's Intervention: Marriage of the Infante Alfonso
• 6 Marriage Diplomacy or the Power of Persuasion
• 7 Birth of the First Grandson: Alfonso X
• 16 Facing Islam
• 1 Paralysis in the Reconquest and Disintegration of Al-Andalus
• 2 The Great Opportunity
• 3 Fernando and His Mother: Supreme Destiny
•  3.1 Miles Christi
• 4 Berenguela in the Conquest of Capilla
• 5 Family Relationships. Queen Beatriz's Illness
• 6 Rome's Support
• 17 Berenguela: Framer of the Union of Castile and León
• 1 Death of Alfonso IX
• 2 Fernando III , King of León
• 3 The Pact of the Two Mothers
• 4 Public Relations Campaign
• 5 Pending Issues at the Border
• 6 Unexpected Crisis and New Intervention by Berenguela
• 7 Death of Queen Beatriz
• 18 The Pearl of Al-Andalus. Family Occupations
• 1 Berenguela and the Conquest of Córdoba
• 2 A New Wife for Fernando
• 3 Final Assault on al-Andalus. Last Farewell to His Mother
• 4 Her Death
• 5 Portrait
• 19 Political and Cultural Legacy
• 1 Provider of the Kingdom
• 2 Religious Patronage
• 3 Berenguela and the Historiography of the 13th Century
• Conclusion: "She Had Many Gifts"
• 1 Prudent and Wise
• 2 Berenguela and Fernando
• 3 Maternity, Sexuality, and Politics
• 4 Woman and Power
• 5 Peacemaker
• Bibliography
• Index.