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Worldwide
Guide to Women in Leadership
WOMEN IN
POWER
1400-1450
Female
leaders
and women in other positions of political authority
of independent states and
self-governing understate entities
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1400-? Queen Regnant Kalaimanuia of Oahu (Hawai'i) |
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12th Alii Aimoku in succession to her mother, Kukaniloko who ruled from
1375, and married to Lupe Kapukeahomakalii. Later she gave her
position to her daughter, Kekala, a warrior Chiefess. |
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Around 1400 Queen Regnant Kekala of Oahu (Hawai'i) |
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A
warrior Chiefess, she was handed the position as Mo'iwahine or supreme
female ruler by her mother, Queen Kalaimanuia. |
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1400-17 Sovereign Countess Elisabeth de Sponheim of Vianden
(Luxembourg)
1414-17 Countess of Sponheim-Kreutznach (Germany) |
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Daughter of Countess Maria von Vianden (ca 1337-1400) and Count Simon
III von Sponheim, who was Count of Vianden by the right of his wife
until his death in 1414. Her brother Walram von Sponheim died 1382 and
her sister Maria von Sponheim ca. 1414. Elisabeth first married
Engelbert III von der Mark and Ruprecht Pipan, Count Palatine of the
Rhine, had no children and lived (1365-1417). |
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1400-27 Sultana Seri Ratu Nihrasyiah Rawangsa Khadiyu of Pase (Indonesia) |
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A Kingdom at Sumatra. |
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Around 1400-42 Titular Queen Yolande de Aragón of Sicily,
Napoli, Jerusalem, and Aragón (Italy)
1417 Regent Dowager Duchess of Anjou and Provence
(France)
1424-27 Presiding over the Estates General of Anjou and
Provence |
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Daughter of Juan I, king of Aragón, she was initially called Violenta.
Her father was succeeded by Martin as king of Aragón. Her marriage to
Louis II of Anjou in 1400, who spent much of his life fighting in
Italy for his claim to the kingdom of Napoli. She was appointed
guardian of her son-in-law the Dauphin Charles who became Charles VII
in 1422, but his title was still challenged by the English and their
Burgundian allies. In this struggle, Yolande manoeuvred to have the
duke of Bretagne break from an alliance with the English, and was
responsible for the Breton soldier, Arthur de Richemont, becoming the
constable of France in 1425. Yolande's early and strong support of
Jeanne d'Arc, when others had reasonable doubts, suggests the Duchess'
possible larger role in the orchestrating the Maid's appearance on the
scene. Her younger daughter, Yolanda, was married to the heir of
Bretagne, her youngest son René inherited Lorraine in 1431 and after
her older son's Louis III's death, and three years later he also
became duke of Anjou and heir of Sicily.
She lived
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1400-34 Sovereign Duchess Marie d'Anjou of Auvergne (France)
1414-34 Regent of Bourbon
1416 Sovereign Duchess de Montpensier |
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Also known as Marie de Berry, she was daughter of Jean d'Anjou, Count
de Poitiers, Duc de Berry, d'Auvergne and Jeanne d'Armagnac, and was
married to Louis de Châtillon, Count de Dunois, Philippe d'Artois,
Count d'Eu and finally to Jean I, Duc de Bourbon (1410-15-34), and
regent during his imprisonment in England. He was succeeded by his
son, Charles I (1401-34-56). The county of Auvergne had been divided
into two in 1155, and Marie d'Auvergne reigned the county 1424-37.
Marie d'Anjou lived (1367-1434). |
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1400-03 Princess-Abbess Ursula I von Brasberg of Baindt
(Germany) |
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As
Princess of The Empire (Fürstäbtissin or Reichsäbtissin), she had a
seat on the Ecclesiastical Bench in the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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1400-17 Countess-Abbess Bertrade von Schneuditz of Gernrode and
Frose
1417-25 Princess-Abbess of Gernrode and Frose (Germany) |
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The first ruler of the territory to be granted the rank of Princess of The Empire in 1417. |
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1400-02 Princess-Abbess Elisabeth II von Murach of Obermünster
in Regensburg (Germany) |
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It
is not certain who was chosen as her successor. Margaretha I reigned
until 1435. |
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Around 1400 Military Leader Maire O’Ciaragain of Ireland |
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Led
Irish clans against the English and was known for her ferocity in
battle.
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14.. Rani Regnant Lakshimi Devi of
Mithila (India) |
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Succeeded her husband, Siva Simh, who reigned around 1399. Mithila is
an ancient cultural region of North India between the lower ranges of
the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the
top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough
western and eastern boundaries of Mithila. |
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14.. Rani Regnant Visvasa Devi of
Mithila (India) |
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Ascended the throne after the death of Padma Sima Chaulukyas. In the
thirteenth century Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the
Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land
revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling
themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste,
so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. |
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14... Queen Putri Kaumnu of
Bandjermasin (Indonesia) |
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Ruler of the principality in southern Borneo. |
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14... Queen Daroh Nanti of
Sangau (Indonesia) |
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Born as Princess of Majapahit and founded the state in Borneo. |
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14…. Tribal Leader Lalla Aziza in Morocco |
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Very influential during her lifetime in her Berber tribe, she is now
considered a saint who protects chasseurs and the aèdes berbères.
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14.... Malika Tindu of the Jallarid Dynasty (Iraq)
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Ruled sometime during the 15th century, and had the khubta - Friday's
prayers - preached in her name. |
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1401-20 Reigning Dowager Duchess Eufemia Mazowiecka of Oppeln (Opole)
(At the time Germany, Now Poland) |
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Held the Duchy after the death of her husband, the Slesian Duke
Władysław Opolczyk. She lived (1352-1418/24). |
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1402-04 (†) Regent Dowager Duchess Caterina Visconti of
Milano (Italy) |
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The
widow of her cousin Gian Galeazzo Visconti, who inherited the lands of
his family. 1395 He bought his investiture as hereditary duke of Milan
from Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus and later defeated Emperor Ruprecht
who sought to restore imperial rule over Italy. During her regency for
their son, Giovanni Maria Visconti (1389–1412). Many cities were lost
and political chaos prevailed. On reaching his majority Giovanni Maria
revealed himself a dissolute and cruel ruler. He was assassinated, and
the duchy passed to his brother, Filippo Maria Visconti, (1392–1447).
She lived (1360-1404). |
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1402-08 Sovereign Lady Valentina Visconti of Asti (Italy)
1407-08 (†) Regent Dowager Duchess of Orléans and the Counties
of Valois, Blois, Dunois, Angoulême, Périgod, Dreux and Soissons
(France) |
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After her husband, Duke Louis d'Orléans et cetera was assassinated on the
command of the Duke of Burgundy she became guardian of her children
and took over the fiefs of her husband. She became the leader of the Orléans-party and worked for the rehabilitation of her husband.
Daughter of Duke Gian Galeazzo I of Milano, Lord of Pavia, Novara,
Como, Vercelli, Alba, Asti, Tortona, Alessandria e Vigevano
(1355-1402) and Princess Isabella de Valois of France and mother of
eight children.
She lived
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1402-13 Temporary Regent
Hereditary Princess Infanta Juana of Navarra (Spain) |
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Recognised as heiress to the throne of Navarre at Olite 3 December
1402, and governed Navarre in the name of her parents, King Carlos II
of Navarra, (1361-1425) and
Leonor de Castilla y León, during their absences abroad. 1401 she was
bethrothed to King Martin I of Sicily, who instead married her sister,
Blanca, who became Regent of Sicily in 1409 and Queen of Navarra in
1425. Their younger sister, Beatriz was officially made third-in-line
on the same occation in 1402. Juana lived (1382-1413) |
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1402-04 Sovereign Princess Maria II Zaccharia of Achaia,
Queen of Thessalonica (Greece) |
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Succeeded her husband Pierre Bordeaux de San Superan (1386-1402). She
was daughter of Centurione I Zaccharia, Lord of Veligosi, Damala and
Chalandritza and was deposed by her nephew, Centurione II, who was
prince until 1432/39. His daughter, Catharina Zaccharia, was marred to
Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea 1428-60 and Prince of Achaia from
1432. |
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1402-25 Sovereign Countess Bonne d'Artois of Auxerre, d'Eu, de
Mâcon, de Vermandois, d'Amiens et de Ponthieu (France) |
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Inherited parts of the domains of Jean, Duke of Touraine, Dauphin de Viennous, Duke de Berry,
Count of Poitiers and Ponthieu. First married to Philippe de
Nevers and Rethel, with whom she had two sons, and then, as his second
wife, her first husband's nephew, Philippe de Bourgogne. Died in
childbed, and
lived (1393-1425). |
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1402-10 Reigning Abbess Anna III von Gundelfingen of Buchau
(Germany) |
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Probably daughter of Stephan von Gundelfingen. She was canoness around
and 1385 and is confirmed as abbess in 1402. Her family was very
influential in the Chapter during the 15th century, and she lived (Ca.
1360-1410). |
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1402-20 Princess-Abbess Adelheid IV von Schwandegg of Schänis
(Switzerland) |
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In
1403 she entered a treaty of a Burgrecht (Borough right) with the City
of Zürich. The chapter had since then in the Münsterhof its own office
that collected the income of the chapter in the city. Adelheid was
member of the Freiherrliche family, the Barons of Schwandegg, which
build the borough of Schwandegg in the 13th century and died out in
the 15th. |
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1402-12 Countess Abbess Sophia III zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg of
Gandersheim (Germany) |
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Restored the economic situation that had deteriorated during the reign of her predecessor, Luitgard III zu Hammerstein.
She
was the only child of Duke Ludwig and Mathilde zu Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. (d. 1412). |
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1402-24 Politically Influential Empress Xu of China |
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In
charge of the administration of the City of Yan while her husband Zhu
Di (the Yongle Emperor), was pursuing his campaign and in the midst of
fierce fighting, she ascended the city walls and personally encouraged
the troops to defend it. |
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1403-19 Sovereign Countess Marguerite of Sancerre (France) |
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Daughter of Jean III and Marguerite, Dame de Marmande. Married Gerard
VI Chabot, Baron de Retz (d. ca. 1364), Beraud II Dauphin d'Auvergne,
Comte de Clermont (d. 1400), Jean de Saligny, Constable of Naples and
Jacques de Montberon, Baron de Maulevrier (d. 1422).
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1403-06 Princess-Abbess Adelheid III Abtsreuter of Baindt
(Germany) |
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As
ruler of the principality, she had the right to a seat on the
Ecclesiastical Bench in the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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1403-07 Princesse-Abbesse Catherine II von Blamont of
Remiremont (France) |
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Concurrently held the office of Abbess of Epinal. In 1403 the Pope accepted the transformance of the Abbey into a chapter for
noble ladies. She was the youngest daughter of Theobald von Blamont and Marguerite de Vaire. (d. 1408). |
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1404-15 Regent Dowager Duchess Elisabeth von Braunschweig of
Holstein (Germany) |
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After the murder of her husband Gerhard IV, she was regent for
their son, Heinrich IV, jointly with Bishop Heinrich of Osnabrück,
Count of Holstein. Gerhard was count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1382-1404)
before he was given Slesvig as a hereditary fief with the title of
Duke by Queen Margrethe I of Denmark, Sweden and Norway in 1386.
Elisabeth engaged in various disputes with Queen Margrethe and King
Erik 6. of Pommern of Denmark over lands and incomes. Various dukes were
asked to mediate, and in 1410 they made a truce. 1411 she gave the Shires of Søderup and Alslev to the Queen as security for lones. She was mother
of 3 sons and two daughters, including Heilwig, who married
Dietrich von Oldenburg, whose son, became Christian I of Denmark
in 1448, and inherited Slesvig in 1459. |
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1404-12 Princess-Abbess Benedicta von Bechburg of Frauenmünster,
Dame of Zürich (Switzerland) |
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Member of an ancient Baronial (Freiherrliche) family in today's
Canton Solothurn with close links of the Canton of Bern. |
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1405-57 Politically Influential Gawhar Shad
of Herat (Afghanistan) |
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Also known as Gowhar Shād, Gauhar Shad
or Goharshad, she exercised extraordinary influence at court during
the reign of her husband, Shah Rukh of the Timurid Dynasty, and among
others advised him on military campaigns. She was a patron of art and
architecture, donated grants to mosques, She outlived her husband, who
died 1445, by a decade, maneuvered her favorite grandson onto the
throne, and was executed on July 19th 1457 on the order of Sultan Abu
Sa'id. Goharshad. (lived before 1377-1457). |
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1405-17/18 Regent Dowager Signora Paola Colonna of Elba
and Piombino (Italy)
1441-45 (†) Regent of Elba and Piombino (Italy) |
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Following the death of her husband, Gherardo Leonardo Appiani, who was
lord of Lord of Pisa (1398-99), Lord of Piombino, Scarlino, Populonia,
Suvereto, Buriano, Abbadia al Fango and of the Isles of Elba,
Montecristo and Pianosa 1399, Palatine Count of the Holy Roman Empire
1402, she was regent for their son, Iacopo II (1400/01-1441), who was
succeeded by his sister Caterina. Paola was daughter of Agapito
Colonna, Lord of Genazzano and sister of Pope Martinus V, and lived
(1378/79-45). |
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1405-35 Princess-Abbess Adelheid IV von Isenburg of Quedlinburg
(Germany) |
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1426 Quedlinburg joined the Hanse, the most powerful trade association
in Europe. In 1435 she resigned and died five years later. She was
daughter of Count Heinrich and Countess Adelheid von Isenburg.
Resigned in 1435. (d. 1441). |
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Around
1405 Reigning Abbess Adelheid II von Hallwyl of Königsfelden (Switzerland)
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She was member of an old Baronial (freiherrliche) family which was in the service of the Habsburgs and worked for the city of Bern, and was in charge of a number of lordships in Switzerland. |
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1406-18 Regent Dowager Queen Catalina de Lancaster of
Castilla (Spain) |
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Widow of Enrique III (1379-90-1406) she was joint regent with Fernando
de Antequera for son, Juan II (1405-06-54).
She was an active regent, involved in financial matters, using her
influence in negotiation about matrimonies and peace-treaties in the
most important European nations. She was daughter of John of
Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine (1340-99) and his second wife,
Constance, titular Queen of Castile (1354-94) whose father, Pedro I of
Castile and Leon (1350-69), was succeeded by a brother. Through her
mother's claims, Catalina was considered heiress of Castilla and
married her half-cousin, King Enrique, and became the mother of 1 son
and 2 daughters, and lived (1374-1418). |
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1406-20 County Sheriff/Reigning Lady Queen Philippa of England of Denmark of the County of Nøsbyhoved (Denmark), Romerike (Norway) and the County of Närke with the Castle of Örebro (Sweden)
1420 and 1425-27 and 1429-30 In Charge of the Government of Denmark in Sweden
1420-30 County Sheriff/Reigning Lady of the County of Närke, most of the Mälar Area, all of the County of Västmanland with Västerås, the County of Uppland with Uppsala and the City, Castle and County of Stockholm
1423-25 Regent of Denmark, Norway and Sweden(August-May) |
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After her marriage to
Erik VII of Pomerania, she was granted several fiefs in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. When Erik appointed his cousin, Duke Bigislav IX. of
Pommern-Stolp, they made a settlement that ment that she was granted large parts of Sweden as her Dowry (livgeding)
and she acted as her husband, 's representative in the country, and she spend
much of her time here. During his prilgrimage to Jerusalem from 1423 she was
Guardian of the Realm in Denmark. She made a treaty with
some members of the North-German Confederation of so-called Hanse-States
about the validity of the coin-system (A monitary union) using the titulature; "We, Philippa By the
Grace of God, Queen in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Wends and Goths and
Duchess in Pommerania...according the power and command that our
dearest graceful Lord in his absence has commanded realm and land..". After his return, she was in charge of the government in Sweden. In
1426 she met with the Swedish Council of the Realm in order to secure military help in the war against the counts of Holstein and the following year she met with the Council to discus the war and domestic matters.
1428 she successfully
organized the defence of Copenhagen against the attacking Hanse-Cities.
The follwing year she returned to Sweden, gave birth to a still-born child in 1429, and lived (1394-1430). |
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1406-1408 Reigning Abbess Margaretha I von Wachingen of
Königsfelden (Switzerland) |
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Related to Bishop Bertold von Wachingen. Her family originated in
Mittenwald in Bavaria. |
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Around
1406-09... Princess-Abbess Anna
of the Royal Chapter St. Georg at the Hradschin in Prauge (Czech
Republic) |
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In 1406 she instigated a day of memory of the late Abbess Katherina. Dorotha
was
mentioned as Prioress in 1409 and Katherina as Cutrix |
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Until 1407 Chatelaine Jeanne de Luxembourg of Saint Pôl and
Ligny, de Lille (France) |
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Daughter of Count Valeran III de Luxembourg-St-Pôl (1355-1415) and
Lady Maud Holland (Half sister of King Richard II of England). Married
to Antoine de Bourgogne, Duke of Brabant and Limbourg (d. 1415), and
their son, Philippe succeeded her father as count. |
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1407-18 Princesse-Abbesse Henriette II d'Amoncourt of
Remiremont (France) |
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Held the office of Secrète 1381, 1384 and afterwards. Her election was contested by
the supporters of Catherine de Blamont and Henri de Blamont deployed his troops
in the territory, making it impossible for her to take up her position until
1412. |
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1408-38 Hereditary Countess Adelheid of the Wild- and
Rheingrafschaft of Kyrburg and Schmidtburg (Germany)
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Daughter of Gerhard III of Kyrburg und Schmidtburg, and Adelheid von
Veldenz, and married to Johann III, Wild- und Rheingraf zu Dhaun (d.
1428).
She (d. 1438). |
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Until 1408 Princess-Abbess Catherine de Blamont of Remiremont,
Dame of Saint Pierre and Metz et cetera (France) |
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In
1403 the Pope accepted the transformation of the Abbey into a chapter
for noble ladies. She was the youngest daughter of Theobald von
Blamont and Marguerite de Vaire, and (d. 1408). |
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1408-37 Reigning Abbess Bertha III von Freisingen of Gutenzell
(Germany) |
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After the fall of the Stauffen kings the Chapter were able to became
Imperial Immediate (reichsfrei), and in 1417 Emperor Sigismund granted certain privileges. |
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1409-15 Vice-Reine Blanca I de Navarra of Sicilia (Italy)
1425-41 Queen Regnant Blanca I Navarra, Countess de
Nemours and Everex (Spain and France) |
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The daughter of King Carlos II of
Navarra,
Comte d’Évreux and Duc de Nemours
(1361-1425) and Leonor de Castilla y León, she was recognised as
second in line to the throne at Olite in 1402 and as heiress to the
throne of Navarre at Olite in 1416, and succeeded her father in 1425.
Her first husband was
Martin I de Aragón (1392-1409),
who had first been married to Queen Maria
of Sicilia, Duchess of Athens, and was succeeded by his father,
Martin II (1409-10), who named her as regent in Sicily. Her second
husband was Federico I de Aragon, who became King Consort of Navarre
in her right. Their son, Carlos
de Aragón y Navarra (1421-61) was designated heir to Navarre from
birth by the Cortes, but her husband was already trying in 1427 to
change the order of succession in favour of their daughter Infanta
doña Leonor. Infante Carlos was excluded from the succession on her
death, with her husband as King. Carlos left Navarre 1451 for
Guipúzcoa, supported by the Beaumont clan. Imprisoned 1453-1455, and
after a brief reconciliation in 1460, Carlos was incarcerated at
Lérida. And
after his death in 1479
her daughter, Leonor became Queen.
Blanca de Navarra lived
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1409-42 Reigning Abbess Mathilde III von Waldeck of Herford
(Germany) |
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Also known as Mechtild, she was also Abbess of Heerse, and the
daughter of Count Heinrich III von Waldeck and Elisabeth von Berg. Her
sister, Elisabeth, was Abbess of Kaufungen until her death in 1495. |
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1409-44 Politically Influential Margravine Paola Malatesta of
Mantova (Italy) |
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Took an active part in the government during the reign of her husband Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, who was Lord of Mantova and Captain of Popolo
(1407-33) before being granted the title of Marchese by the Emperor in
1433. She was daughter of the Venetian noble, Carlo I Signore di
Rimini and his wife Elisabetta Gonzaga dei Signori di Mantova.
She lived
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1410-40 Temporary Regent Margravine Elisabeth von
Bayern-Landshut of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Germany) |
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Often managed the affairs of state and functioned as an effective
ruler and valuable aid to her husband, Margrave and Elector Friedrich
Hohenzollern I von Brandenburg-Ansbach und Kumblach. He was Burgrave
of Nürnberg 1397-1409 and Elector from 1410. She was mother of 11
children, and lived (1383-1442). |
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1410-26 Reigning Abbess Agnes von Tengen of Buchau (Germany) |
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In the year of her death she layed the foundation of the chaplancy of
the Holy Cross (Heligkreuzkaplanie).
Possibly daughter of Johann the Younger, Lord of Elisau and Freeherr of
Tengen and Margrethe von Nellenburg.
Lived (ca.
1381-1426). |
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1410-13 Reigning Abbess Katharina I von Egloffstein of
Niedermünster in Regensburg (Germany) |
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Member of a Swiss countly family, who were lords of the Castle of
Egloffstein in the Swiss Franconia (Schweizische Franken). |
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1411-19 Governor and Sultan Tandu of Baghdad (Iraq) |
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Also known as Tindu, she belonged to the Jalarid Dynasty, a branch of
the Ilkhan Mongol rulers, and daughter of king Awis. She was first
married to al-Zahir Barquq, the last Mameluk king of Egypt. She did
not like life in Cairo and her husband let her go back to Baghdad,
where she married her cousin Shah Walad bin Ali, the Governor for the
Caliph, and after his death she acceded to the throne, had coins stuck
in her name and the khutba (sovereign's prayer) proclaimed in her name
in the mosques. She was one of the last Mongol rulers in the area. |
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1411-43 Elisabeth von Görlitz, by the Grace of God, Duchess of
Luxembourg, of Brabant and of Limbourg, Margravine of the Holy
Roman Empire and Countess of Chiny |
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Given the Dukedom of Luxembourg as mortgage (Pfandherzogin) by her
uncle Emperor Sigismund von Luxembourg, who was also king of Hungary
trough his marriage to Queen Maria of Hungary. Her first husband,
Anton von Burgundy, Duke of Brabant and Limburg, fought back three
uprisings of the nobility until his death in 1415. Her next husband
was Johann von Bavaria of Holland, and after his death in 1427, she
became heavily indebted and sold her hereditary rights to Duke
Philippe von Burgundy, but the Luxembourg states rejected this, but
instead he invaded the duchy two years later. She was the only
daughter of Duke Johann von Görlitz (d. 1396) and Ricardis von
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had no children and lived (1390- 1451).
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Until 1411 Sovereign Countess Isabelle de Coucy of Soissons
(France) |
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Daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy, Count de Soissons, and married
Philippe de Bourgogne, Count of Nevers and Donzy, whose second wife
was Bonne d'Artois, heiress d'Eu et cetera. They had no surviving children,
and her husband inherited the county. |
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1411-15 Reigning Abbess Margaretha II von Grünenberg of
Königsfelden (Switzerland) |
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Member of the Swiss noble family of the lords of Langenstein and
Grünenberg. |
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1412-25 Regent Dowager Countess Catherine d'Alençon of
Mortain (France) |
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After the death of her husband, Pierre de Navarre, she was regent for
Louis I, dauphin de Viennois, Duc de Guyenne, Comte de Mortain. In
1413 she married Louis II de Bavière, Duke of Bavaria, Count Palatine
of the Rhine, who also became count of Mortain. |
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1412-14, 1416-19 and 1431-33 "Stadholder" Queen Barbara von
Cilli in Hungary and Croatia
1437 "Stadholder" of Bohemia (Czech Republic)
1439-51 Reigning Dowager Lady of 28 Domains in the Czech Lands and Hungary |
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Her
husband, Sigmund of Luxemburg, king of Hungary and King of Germany
from 1410, king of Bohemia from 1419 and Holy Roman Emperor since
1433. In Hungary she took over the "regni curia" when he went to
Italy, first supported by her brother-in-law the Palatine Garai Miklós
and two bishops. 1414-16 she went to Aachen for the coronation and
participated in the Council of Konstanz before she returned and took
over the government in Hungary. In the 1420's she followed her husband
on his journeys during the Empire and he included her in the
decision-making. During her second regency in Hungary she managed to
maintain peace after a settlement was reached with the Hussites. After
her coronation as Queen of Bohemia in 1437 she also acted as regent
here for a few moths. After her husband's death the same year she was
arrested by his successor, Albrecht II, but was able to flee to
Poland. 1426 she was granted 3 lordships in Mähren and given the incomes of several royal cities in Bohemia after her coronation in 1437, so that at the time of the death of her husband, she controlled 28 domains with a number of villages.
After Albrecht's death in 1439 she returned and settled at her
dowry at Melnik near Prague for the rest of her life. She was daughter
of Herman II, Count von Cilli and Countess Anna von Schaunberg, mother
of one daughter, Elisabeth who inherited Hungary and Bohemia,
and lived (1390/95-1451). |
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1412-29 Princess-Abbess Anastasia von Hohenklingen of
Frauenmünster, Dame of Zürich (Switzerland)
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Represented by her father, Walther IX, Lord von Hohenklingen,
Guardian of Stein am Rhein, at the Council of Konstanz, which
assembled under the presidency of Emperor Sigmund. |
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1412-17 Countess Abbess Agnes II zu Braunschweig-Grubenhagen of
Gandersheim (Germany)
1417-39 Princess-Abbess |
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Received
the rank and title of a Princess of the Realm in 1417.
Daughter of Duke Erich I of Braunschweig-Grubenhagen Elisabeth of
Braunschweig-Göttingen.
Her
sister, Sophie, was de-facto ruler of the territory from 1443. Agnes
lived (ca. 1406-39). |
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1413-26 Princess-Abbess Margareta I von der Mark-Arenberg of
Essen (Germany) |
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During the 1500th century Essen was the only Imperial Free Worldly
Ladies Chapter to develop a full "land-constitution" as territorial
state within the German Realm with three estates; The Ladies of the
Chapter (chanonesses), the male canons in the Abbey and the
Office-holders of low nobility of the chapter. Margareta I was
daughter of Eberhard von der Mark, Lord of Arenberg etc and Marie von
Looz. One of her sisters, Maria, was Lady of the Chapter until she
left it to marry and the other, Anna, was elected Abbess in
Freckenhorst in 1427. |
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1413-17 Reigning Abbess Barbara I Höffer of Niedermünster in
Regensburg (Germany) |
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In
1416 she and her chapter appointed the Provsosty of the Chapter to
Heinrich V. Notthafft v. Wernberg as life-tenantcy from Georg v. Abensberg. |
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1414-35 Queen Regnant Giovanna II d'Angiò of Napoli (Italy)
and Titular Queen of Jerusalem Cyprus and Armenia, Sicily,
Hungary, Dalmatia, Croatia, Ramia, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Cumania
and Bulgaria |
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Also known as Jeanne d'Anjou, she succeeded her brother, and two years
later, her second husband, Jean de Bourbon, was imprisoned after
trying to seize power. She adopted Alfonso V of Aragon as her heir in
1421. After he tried to take over power in 1423, she transferred the
adoption to another relative Louis III d'Anjou, who she had expelled
in 1420 for trying to seize power. After Louis' death in 1434, his
brother, Rene was appointed heir, but Alfonso took power after her
death. She lived (1373-1435). |
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1414-37 Sovereign Princess Fiorenza Sommaripa of Antiparos
(Greece) |
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Daughter Gaspare Sommaripa, Lord of Paros and
Maria Sanudo of Naxos and Antiparos, and married to Jacopo I Crispo,
11th Duke of Naxos and of the Archipelagos (1383-1418). Their two
daughters, Maria and Fiorenza, were Co-Ladies of Milos. |
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1415-ca. 26 Regent and Guardian Dowager Duchess Agnes von
Sachsen-Lauenburg of Pommern-Barth-Rügen (Poland/Germany) |
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One
of her close advisors, Kurt Bonow, an old enemy of Stralsund, was
killed, probably in 1417, by a member of the Regency Council, Marshall
Degner Buggenhagen, who found refuge in Stralsund, but its inhabitants
could not prevent that Buggenhagen was killed by Heneke Behr and his
followers at the table of her husband's nephew, Duke Wartislaw IX of
Pommern-Wolgast on her initiation in 1420. Consequently the cities of Stralsund
and Greifswald to send troops to the Castle of Usedom, where Behr had
sought refuge, he was caught and punished. She was widow of Wartislaw
VIII. von Pommern-Wolgast (1373-1415) and mother of Barnim VIII, Duke
of Pommern-Barth-Rügen (ca. 1405/07-51) and Swantibor IV (ca.
1408/10-32). Also mother of a daughter and another son that died in
infancy, and (d. 1435). |
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1415-59 Sovereign Countess Jeanne de Pierrepont Bar of Soissons, Marle and
Roucy (France) |
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Granddaughter of Marie de Coucy (1366-1405), who was the granddaughter
of King Edward III of England, who was heiress of Soissons and most of
the Coucy's French estates. Her father, Robert, Count de Marle et de
Soissons, was killed in battle in 1415. Her mother was Jeanne de
Bethune (d. 1450) and she married
Robert III de Sarrebruck,
seigneur de Commercy (d. 1460), succeeded by son Jean VII,
and lived (1415-62). |
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From 1415 Regent Dowager Countess Marie de Bretagne of Alençon
(France) |
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Widow of Pierre II le Noble she ruled in the name of her son Jean V le
Beau (1409-15-75-76).
She lived (1391-1446). |
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1415-48 Sovereign Countess Marguerite de Melun of Tancarville,
Vicomtess de Melun (France) |
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Successor
of her father, Guillaume IV de Melun, Grand Bouteiller de
France, who was killed at Agincourt, and married to Jacques II Baron
de Montgomery, who had first been married to Leonore Jumelles, Dame de
Cresèques. Her husband was killed in 1428. Her mother was Jeanne de
Parthenay, Dame de Samblancay. She was first succeeded by her son,
Guillaume and in 1484 by daughter Jeanne. |
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1415
Hereditary Countess Elisabeth von von Blankenheim of
Blankenheim-Gerolstein and Kasselburg (Germany) |
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Her
father, Gerhard VII died in 1406 and the territory was administered by
her uncle, Prince-Bishop Friedrich von Utrecht until his death in
1415. Her husband Wilhelm I. von Loon of the house of Heinsberg, then
came in possession of the County. |
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1415-31 Lady Philippa de Mohun of the Isle of Wright (United
Kingdom) |
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Became Lady after her third husband Edward, Earl of Rutland and Duke
of York was killed at Agincourt. She was first married to Lord
Fitzwater and secondly to Sir John Golafre. |
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1416-56 Governor Queen Maria of Aragón and Catalunya (Spain) |
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Regent in Aragón and Cataluña during her cousin and husband,
Alfonso V's warfare in Italy, conquering Napoli from Giovanna II in
1442. He was king of Aragon (1416-58), Napoli (1435-58) and Sicily
(1442-58) and spent most of the time in Italy from around 1435. She
was daughter of king Enrique III of Aragon and Catherine of Lancaster,
had no children and lived (1401-58). |
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1416 Regent Dowager Queen Nang Chlo Pumba of Lan-Xang
(Laos) |
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After the death of Phya Ounmuong or Sam Sene Thai (1356-73-1416) she
was regent for Lan Kamdaeng (1416-28). The name of the state is also
spelled as Lan Ch'ang. |
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1416-56 Reigning Abbess Elisabeth II von Leiningen of
Königsfelden (Switzerland) |
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Might have been the seventh child of Count Rudolf von Leiningen-Rixingen, and Agnes von Zweibrücken. |
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1417-28 Sovereign Duchess and Countess Jacobäa von Bayern of
Holland, Zeeland and Hainault, Lady of Friesland and
Countess of Ponthieu (The Netherlands and France)
1428-33 Titular Countess |
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Only child of Willem VI of Bayern-Straubing and Hainault-Holland. In
1415 she married the French Dauphin, Jean de Touraine, who died 1417.
The following year she got papal acceptance to marry her cousin Jean
IV of Brabant. With the support of Emperor Sigismund of Germany, her
uncle, Johan VI of Bavaria demanded that she accepted him as regent.
He persuaded the Pope to withdraw the dispensation and gave her lands
to him. In 1419 Philippe of Bourgogne intervened. Johan got parts of
southern Holland. The next year her husband gave Holland, Zeeland and
Hainault as security to Johan. She die not accept this and had the
marriage annulled. In 1422 she married Humphrey of Gloucester and in
1424 they launched an attack on her ex-husband. In 1424 she was taken
prisoner and the following year her uncle died. He had given the
countries to Philippe of Bourgogne. Jacobäa escaped and fought against
Philippe until 1428 until she had to capitulate. In 1432 she married
Frank van Borsele and the next year she abdicated. She died of
tuberculosis and lived (1401-36). |
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1417-20 Sovereign Countess Elénore de Beaufort
of Touraine (France) |
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Succeeded brother, Raymond Louis de Beaufort. She was succeeded by her
cousin Amanieu, who was first succeeded by his brother and in 1444 by
niece, Anne. |
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1417-23 Princess-Abbess Isabelle II de Franckenberg of Nivelles,
Dame Temporaire and Spirituelle of Nivelles (Belgium) |
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Also known as Belle, she was the 35th ruler of the territory and was
succeeded three others of the same family, Christine, Agnès and
Wilhelmine. |
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