Aristocratic Women in Ireland, 1450-1660 - The Ormond Family, Power and Politics

An in-depth analysis of the key contribution made by the women members of this important ruling family in maintaining and advancing the family's political, landed, economic, social and religious interests.

List of contents

Introduction
Aristocratic women's lives in late medieval and early modern Western Europe
The Ormond women through the Wars of The Roses and immediate aftermath: marriage, absenteeism and illegitimacy
New beginnings: The heiresses, the usurper, and royal intervention; the succession of Margaret and Anne Butler
Dynastic consolidation and female political entity: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472-1542)
Family, marriage, and politics: The six daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the ongoing revival of the earldom in the sixteenth century
'You have too piteous a face to be a warrior', Joan Fitzgerald Countess of Ormond, Ossory and Desmond - agent, peace broker, advocate
Black Tom's women: unions, succession and decline
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

DAMIEN DUFFY is the in-house archivist at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara Co Galway.

Product details

• Authors: Damien Duffy
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781783275939
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-593-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 162 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories