Out of love for my kin : aristocratic family life in the lands of the Loire, 1000 - 1200

Introduction : aristocrats and their families -- The lands of the Loire, 1000-1200 -- Aristocratic family life -- Aristocratic family life writ small : the Fréteval, Mondoubleau, and Dives kindred -- Inheritance : diversity and continuity -- Marriage and the disposition of property : a sign of statu...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Livingstone, Amy 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca, NY [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press, 2010
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:History/Medieval
Schlagworte:Aristocracy (Social class) Families Kinship Frankreich Loire-Gebiet Aristokratie Gesellschaftsleben Familienleben Geschichte 1000-1200
Umfang:XI, 280 S.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction : aristocrats and their families
  • The lands of the Loire, 1000-1200
  • Aristocratic family life
  • Aristocratic family life writ small : the Fréteval, Mondoubleau, and Dives kindred
  • Inheritance : diversity and continuity
  • Marriage and the disposition of property : a sign of status?
  • Marriage : practicalities, ideologies, and affection
  • For better, not worse : wives and husbands as partners in family and lordship
  • Contestations : asserting and reasserting a place in the family
  • Conclusion : out of love for my kin.