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The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily

The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily

Goldstone, Nancy, 1957- author.
Book 2018

"On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to defend herself, Joanna won her acquittal against overwhelming odds. Victorious, she returned to Naples and ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for the next three decades--until she herself was killed. Courageous and determined, Joanna was the only female monarch in her...

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Joanna I, Queen of Naples, -1382
Naples (Kingdom) History Joanna I, 1343-1382
Queens Italy Naples (Kingdom) Biography
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ISBN:
9780802716705
9780316524001
0802716709
Edition:
First Back Bay trade paperback edition
Description:
365 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, map, genealogical tables ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-349) and index
Contents:
The trial
The kingdom of Naples
The court of Robert the wise
The kingdom of Hungary
A royal apprenticeship
The foolish legacy of Robert the wise
Papal politics
Nest of vipers
Under siege
The world at war
The scales of justice
The return of the queen
Foreign and domestic relations
Queen of Sicily
The queen and her court
The quest for an heir
Queen and pope
Funerals and a wedding
The great schism
The fall of the queen
LCCN:
2009019186
Control Number:
2610920
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