Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna [Hardcover]

Based on an exhaustive and varied study of predominantly unpublished archival material as well as a variety of literary and non-literary sources, this book investigates the relation between patronage, piety and politics in the life and career of one Late Medieval Spain's most intriguing female personalities, Maria De Luna.A Noble Heiress Lieutenant-General and Queen (1396-1397) The Family A Partner in Power Piety and Devotion Court and Culture

Simply bringing Maria de Luna to light makes this book by N?ria Silleras Fernandez a welcome addition to the field of queenship studies. But Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna is more than just an introductory bow to a prodigiouslytalented woman...Maria's reign allows Silleras Fernandez to present in a compact space a queen consort in the full range of her life and in the potential for power. Her thesis benefits from and builds on the work of anthropologists (culture of court and ceremony), sociologists (networks of power), gender studies (complementarity of femininity and masculinity), and political theory (the dynamics of power). Her discussion of Maria's thoughts on kingship in a letter to her son is part of a field of research that needs much more attention...This book is jam-packed with details that scholars will pore over for some time. - The Medieval Review

Silleras-Fernandez builds up a comprehensive study of the life and work of Maria de la Luna which is securly placed in the wider context of medieval queenship and socio-political movements of the late medieval era... Altogether this is a well crafted and highly readable account of the political career of a truly remarkable woman. - AARHMS Power, Piety, and Patronage in late Medieval Queenship offers interesting insight into the life of an exceptional woman, who had an understanding of the politics of power far superior to that of most men of her time. - The Feminist Review

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