LEADER 04153nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910463889303321 005 20211005024956.0 010 $a1-283-89872-1 010 $a0-8122-0626-6 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812206265 035 $a(CKB)3240000000065372 035 $a(OCoLC)822017937 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642661 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000713602 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11455916 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713602 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10658983 035 $a(PQKB)11166929 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441909 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17508 035 $a(DE-B1597)449597 035 $a(OCoLC)979748809 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812206265 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441909 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642661 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421122 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000065372 100 $a20120223d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Queen's hand$b[electronic resource] $epower and authority in the reign of Berenguela of Castile /$fJanna Bianchini 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (363 p.) 225 1 $aThe Middle Ages series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8122-4433-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [329]-342) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tA Note on Names --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. Infanta and Heir, 1180-1197 --$tChapter 2. Queen of Leo´n, 1197-1204 --$tChapter 3. The Unwed Queen, 1204-1214 --$tChapter 4. A Failed Regency, 1214-1217 --$tChapter 5. Queen of Castile, 1217-1230 --$tChapter 6. The Leonese Succession, 1230 --$tChapter 7. Queen of Castile and Leo´n, 1230-1246 --$tConclusions --$tList of Abbreviations --$tNotes --$tSelected Bibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aHer name is undoubtedly less familiar than that of her grandmother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, or that of her famous conqueror son, Fernando III, yet during her lifetime, Berenguela of Castile (1180-1246) was one of the most powerful women in Europe. As queen-consort of Alfonso IX of León, she acquired the troubled boundary lands between the kingdoms of Castile and León and forged alliances with powerful nobles on both sides. Even after her marriage was dissolved, she continued to strengthen these connections as a member of her father's court. On her brother's death, she inherited the Castilian throne outright-and then, remarkably, elevated her son to kingship at the same time. Using her assiduously cultivated alliances, Berenguela ruled alongside Fernando and set into motion the strategy that in 1230 would result in his acquisition of the crown of León-and the permanent union of Castile and León. In The Queen's Hand, Janna Bianchini explores Berenguela's extraordinary lifelong partnership with her son and examines the means through which she was able to build and exercise power. Bianchini contends that recognition of Berenguela as a powerful reigning queen by nobles, bishops, ambassadors, and popes shows the key participation of royal women in the western Iberian monarchy. Demonstrating how royal women could wield enormous authority both within and outside their kingdoms, Bianchini reclaims Berenguela's place as one of the most important figures of the Iberian Middle Ages. 410 0$aMiddle Ages series. 606 $aQueens$zSpain$zCastile$vBiography 606 $aWomen$xHistory$yMiddle Ages, 500-1500 607 $aCastile (Spain)$xHistory$yHenry I, 1214-1217 607 $aCastile (Spain)$xHistory$yFerdinand III, 1217-1252 607 $aSpain$xKings and rulers$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aQueens 615 0$aWomen$xHistory 676 $a946/.302092 676 $aB 700 $aBianchini$b Janna$01038602 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463889303321 996 $aThe Queen's hand$92460315 997 $aUNINA