Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps and Genealogical Tables vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Adela of Blois: Familial Alliances and Female Lordship 7
7. 2. Aristocratic Women in the Chartrain 44
8. 3. Aristocratic Women in the County of Champagne 74
9. 4. Countesses as Rulers in Flanders 111
10. 5. Women, Poets, and Politics in Occitania 138
11. Notes 179
12. Bibliography 235
13. Contributors 257
14. Index 259