The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800

by William Monter

Book Overview

In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs--the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great) as well as the obscure (Charlotte of Cyprus, Isabel Clara Eugenia of the Netherlands)--describing how each of them achieved sovereign authority,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030017327X
• ISBN13: 9780300173277
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"