De la Vicomtesse Emma et de son entourage
The career of Viscountess Emma, in the second half of the 12th century, was indeed a mysterious one… Between Normandy, England and the Paris region, she farmed out the income of the duchy, engaged in trade and appeared in the obituary registers of ecclesiastical institutions. King Henry II, his exam...
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| Language: | English |
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2004-07-01
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| Series: | Tabularia |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/tabularia/1630 |
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| Summary: | The career of Viscountess Emma, in the second half of the 12th century, was indeed a mysterious one… Between Normandy, England and the Paris region, she farmed out the income of the duchy, engaged in trade and appeared in the obituary registers of ecclesiastical institutions. King Henry II, his example followed by high-ranking members of his court, lent her his support, while she frequented the citizen elite, the merchants and the money-lenders involved in the emergence of the Commune of Rouen. Two of her sons played an active part in the governing of the town, but nothing is known of the social origins of the Viscountess, who was never considered in association with a husband, yet rose to positions of importance and took on responsibilities rarely assumed at that time by a woman acting in her own right. |
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| ISSN: | 1630-7364 |