Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda

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Empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda is written by Penelope Nash and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137585145 (ISBN 10) and 9781137585141 (ISBN 13).

This book compares two successful, elite women, Empress Adelheid (931-999) and Countess Matilda (1046-1115), for their relative ability to retain their wealth and power in the midst of the profound social changes of the eleventh century. The careers of the Ottonian queen and empress Adelheid and Countess Matilda of Tuscany reveal a growth of opportunities for women to access wealth and power. These two women are analyzed under three categories: their relationships with family and friends, how they managed their property (particularly land), and how they ruled. This analysis encourages a better understanding of gender relations in both the past and the present.