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The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800 by E. William Monter is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Overview: In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs-the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great) as well as the obscure (Charlotte of Cyprus, Isabel Clara Eugenia of the Netherlands)-describing how each of them achieved sovereign authority, wielded it, and (more often than men) abandoned it. Monter argues that Europe's female kings, who ruled by divine right, experienced no significant political opposition despite their gender.

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Author

E. William Monter

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300173277

Category

history

Subjects

Western, Political Science, Fiction

Rating

2.57 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14