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title: The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe
author: Susan Abernethy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21313/the-formidable-women-who-shaped-medieval-europe/
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updated: 2025-11-11
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# The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe
_Authored by Susan Abernethy_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21313.jpg)
## Image Caption
Cover of *The Formidable [Women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) Who Shaped Medieval [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) in the early 16th century.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Abernethy, S. (2025, November 11). The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Abernethy, Susan. "The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 11, 2025. .
### MLA
Abernethy, Susan. "The Formidable Women Who Shaped Medieval Europe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Nov 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/about-2/) by **Susan Abernethy**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 11 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.