The Lady Queen The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily

by Goldstone, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780802716705
• ISBN10: 0802716709
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-27
• Publisher: Walker Books

Summary

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trialand a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle A ges.On March 15, 1348, Joanna I , Queen of Naples, stood trial for her life before the Pope and his court in Avignon. She was twenty-two years old. Her cousin and husband, Prince Andrew of Hungary, had recently been murdered, and Joanna was the chief suspect. Determined to defend herselfJoanna won her acquittal against enormous odds. Returning to Naples, she ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for more than thirty yearsuntil she was herself murdered.As courageous as Eleanor of Aquitaine, as astute and determined as Elizabeth I of England, Joanna was the only female monarch in her time to rule in her own name. Shewasnotorious: The taint of her husband's death never quite left her. But she was also widely admired: Dedicated to the welfare of her subjects and realm, she reduced crime, built hospitals and churches, and encouraged the licensing of women physicians. While a procession of the most important artists and writers of her day found patronage at her glittering court, the turmoil of her times swirled around her: war, plague, intrigue, and the treachery that would, ultimately, bring her down.As she did in her acclaimedFour Queens, Nancy Goldstone takes us back to the turbulent and colorful Middle Ages, and with skill and passion brings fully to life one of history's most remarkable women. Her research is impeccable, her eye for detail unerring, and inThe Lady Queenshe paints a captivating portrait of medieval royalty in all its incandescent complexity.

Author Biography

Nancy Goldstone is the author of Four Queens: The Provençal Sisters Who Ruled Europe and coauthor (with her husband Lawrence Goldstone) of five books, including Out of the Flames, The Friar and the Cipher, and Warmly Inscribed. She lives in Westport, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Genealogical Charts and Maps	p. ix
The Trial	p. l
The Kingdom of Naples	p. 7
The Court of Robert the Wise	p. 19
The Kingdom of Hungary	p. 35
A Royal Apprenticeship	p. 48
The Foolish Legacy of Robert the Wise	p. 67
Papal Politics	p. 81
Nest of Vipers	p. 94
Under Siege	p. 111
The World at War	p. 130
The Scales of Justice	p. 145
The Return of the Queen	p. 162
Foreign and Domestic Relations	p. 181
Queen of Sicily	p. 193
The Queen and Her Court	p. 207
The Quest for an Heir	p. 222
Queen and Pope	p. 241
Six Funerals and a Wedding	p. 254
The Great Schism	p. 273
The Fall of the Queen	p. 287
Epilogue	p. 307
Acknowledgments	p. 311
A Brief Explanation of Fourteenth-Century Money	p. 315
A Note on the Sources Cited and Used to Research The Lady Queen	p. 319
Notes	p. 325
Selected Bibliography	p. 341
Illustration Credits	p. 351
Index	p. 353
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