318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
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Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539), is one of the most studied figures of Renaissance Italy, as an epitome of Renaissance court culture and as a woman having an unusually prominent role in the politics of her day. This biography provides a well-rounded account of the full range of her activities and interests from her childhood to her final years as a dowager, and considers... Read more
Introduction: "Isabella d’Este
Chapter 1: A Child in Ferrara
Chapter 2: Wife and Consort
Chapter 3: Always an Este
Chapter 4: Patron and Collector
Chapter 5: The First Lady
Chapter 6: The Traveller
Chapter 7: The Dowager
Bibliography
Biography
Christine Shaw is an Associate Member of the History Faculty of the University of Oxford. Her research interests are centred on the political society of Renaissance Italy. Her major publications include Julius II: The Warrior Pope (1993); The Politics of Exile in Renaissance Italy (2000); Barons and Castellans: The Military Nobility of Renaissance Italy (2015); and The Italian Wars: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe (2012; second edition 2019).
