Damien Duffy

Aristocratic Women in Ireland, 1450-1660

The Ormond Family, Power and Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An in-depth analysis of the key contribution made by the women members of this important ruling family in maintaining and advancing the family's political, landed, economic, social and religious interests.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781783275939
• ISBN-10: 1783275936
• Artikelnr.: 60201274

Autorenporträt

DAMIEN DUFFY is the in-house archivist at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara Co Galway.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Aristocratic women's lives in late medieval and early modern Western Europe The Ormond women through the Wars of The Roses and immediate aftermath: marriage
absenteeism and illegitimacy New beginnings: The heiresses
the usurper
and royal intervention; the succession of Margaret and Anne Butler Dynastic consolidation and female political entity: Margaret Fitzgerald
Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472-1542) Family
marriage
and politics: The six daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the ongoing revival of the earldom in the sixteenth century 'You have too piteous a face to be a warrior'
Joan Fitzgerald Countess of Ormond
Ossory and Desmond - agent
peace broker
advocate Black Tom's women: unions
succession and decline Conclusion Bibliography