Queens, Empresses, Grand Duchesses, and Regents: Women Rulers of Europe, A.D. 1328-1989

by Olga S. Opfell

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This book presents the lives and accomplishments of 39 women rulers--not in-name-only, but wielders of real power. Celebrated queens like Englands Elizabeth I share equal space here with lesser-known monarchs like Giovanna I of Naples and Maria da Gloria of Portugal. The flamboyant, such as Christina of Sweden, contrast with the moralistic, like Maria Theresa of Austria. Each is the heroine of an often dramatic story involving dynastic interplay and...

Format:Library Binding

Language:English

ISBN:0899503853

ISBN13:9780899503851

Release Date:January 1989

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:282 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Europe History Humanities Specific Groups Women World

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