Abstract
The female members of the royal family had the power to act in a limited number of areas. The roles they played in the period 700-1000 are examined and the alliances they forged as mediators between families analysed. Some queens were even disowned as a result of a change in alliance. We study what was required of these queens through the epithalamium for Leodegundia. Royal widows and princesses were involved in religious life to different extents but they all largely maintained their status and enjoyed considerable power. This involvement in religion afforded them some protection and rather than preventing them from managing their wealth, it enabled them to do so more easily.
Highlights
The female members of the royal family had the power to act in a limited number of areas
Some queens were even disowned as a result of a change in alliance
We study what was required of these queens through the epithalamium for Leodegundia
Summary
Albeldense = versión Albeldense de la Crónica de Alfonso III, edición Juan Gil, Crónicas asturianas; CSM = Corpus Scriptorum Muzarabicorum, edición Juan Gil; MGH = Monumenta Germaniae Historica; Ovetense = versión Ovetense de la Crónica de Alfonso III, edición Juan Gil, Crónicas asturianas; PL = Patrologia Latina
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