Cover of The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage at the Burgundian Court by Susan Abernethy.
This is a collection of 31 women who were related by blood, marriage, and politics to the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, rulers of the Low Countries, and parts of northern France and Germany from 1393 until their territories were absorbed into the Habsburg Empire in the early 16th century.
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Abernethy, S. (2025, November 11). The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21313/the-formidable-women-who-shaped-medieval-europe/
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Abernethy, Susan. "The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe." World History Encyclopedia, November 11, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21313/the-formidable-women-who-shaped-medieval-europe/.
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Abernethy, Susan. "The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Nov 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21313/the-formidable-women-who-shaped-medieval-europe/.
