Marie of France: Countess of Champagne, 1145-1198

by Theodore Evergates

Countess Marie of Champagne is primarily known today as the daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine and as a literary patron of Chr tien de Troyes. In this engaging biography, Theodore Evergates offers a more rounded view of Marie as a successful ruler of one of the wealthiest and most vibrant principalities in medieval France.

From the age of thirty-four until her death, Marie ruled almost continuously, initially for her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081225077X
• ISBN13: 9780812250770
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"