1st Edition
Margaret of Austria, 1480–1530 Regent and Governor of the Netherlands, Diplomat, and Patron of the Arts
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Preface: The Unfortunate Lady
Acknowledgements
Note on Conventions
Chapter One: A Burgundian and Austrian Legacy
Chapter Two: Betrothal to Charles VIII and Education at the Court of Anne of France (1483-1493)
Chapter Three: Marriage to Juan of Asturias and Life in the Court of Isabella of Spain (1493-1500)
Chapter Four: Marriage to Philibert and Governing Apprenticeship in Savoy (1501-1506)
Chapter Five: Regent of the Netherlands (1507-1510)
Chapter Six: Regent of the Netherlands (1511-1515)
Chapter Seven: Return as Regent and Governor and the Campaign to Elect Charles Holy Roman Emperor (1515-1519)
Chapter Eight: Regent, Poet, and Patron of the Arts (1520-1525)
Chapter Nine: From the Treaty of Madrid (1526) to the Peace of Ladies (1529)
Chapter Ten: Margaret’s Final Days and the Royal Monastery of Brou (1529-1532)
Conclusion: The Fortunate Lady and Her Legacy
Chronology
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Judy Kem is professor emerita of French Studies at Wake Forest University, USA. Her most recent publication is Pathologies of Love: Fatal Lovesickness and the Woman Question in Renaissance France (2019). She has also published a critical edition of Symphorien Champier’s Nef des dames vertueuses (2007) and a monograph on Jean Lemaire de Belges’s Illustrations de Gaule et singularitez de Troye (1994).
"Through meticulous research of archival materials and thoughtful analysis of Margaret of Austria’s important contributions to politics, education, and the arts, Judy Kem’s comprehensive and engrossing biography corrects longstanding misconceptions and provides a detailed, thought-provoking portrait of the struggles, triumphs, and legacy of a remarkable woman."
Leanna Bridge Rezvani, MIT
