Margaretha van Male

Discover how Margaret of Male moved beyond the role of a passive medieval pawn to become a decisive, pragmatic architect of the Burgundian state.

Capsule overview of Margaretha securing the Burgundian realm through her marriage

• Burgundian state formation
• Medieval female leadership and agency
• Dynastic inheritance and geopolitics
• Urban-monarchical diplomacy in Flanders
• the political chessboard
• the child bride and widow
• territorial mantle and crown
• autonomous female rulership

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