History ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 5-11-2023
Abstract
Marguerite of Provence, wife to Saint Louis IX of France, has long been overlooked or negatively characterized by historians. Due to the unique circumstances of her mother-in-law’s political reach and her sister’s role as queen of England, Marguerite was limited by her husband and his court in her access to power. Traditionally understood as a passive queen, Marguerite’s expression of power through motherhood, curated images, and emotional performance can be better understood through Theresa Earenfight’s paradigm of gender and power. In a series of comparisons between Marguerite and her mother-in-law, sister, and Egyptian counterpart during the Seventh Crusade, Marguerite’s role as queen and access of power is reconstructed.
Level of Degree
Masters
Degree Name
History
Department Name
History
First Committee Member (Chair)
Sarah Davis-Secord
Second Committee Member
Timothy Graham
Third Committee Member
Michael Ryan
Language
English
Keywords
queenship, France, gender and power, Capetian France, Marguerite of Provence
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Despeaux, Katie. "Challenging the "Unexceptional": Marguerite of Provence, Thirteenth-Century Queenship, and Power." (2023). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/345
