1 Aristocratic women’s lives in late medieval and early modern Western Europe

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. List of Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Aristocratic women’s lives in late medieval and early modern Western Europe 5
8. 2 The Ormond women through the Wars of the Roses and immediate aftermath: Marriage, absenteeism and illegitimacy 21
9. 3 New beginnings: The heiresses, the usurper and royal intervention – the succession of Margaret and Anne Butler 53
10. 4 Dynastic consolidation and female political entity: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472–1542) 76
11. 5 Family, marriage and politics: The six daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the ongoing revival of the earldom in the sixteenth century 105
12. 6 ‘You have too piteous a face to be a warrior’: Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond, Ossory and Desmond – agent, peace broker, advocate 147
13. 7 Black Tom’s women: Unions, succession and decline 184
14. Conclusion 232
15. Bibliography 239
16. Index 265