Juana, Blanca, Juana, Blanca: Four generations of Navarrese royal women, four examples of the challenges and opportunities of widowhood
Abstract
This article compares the situation of four women of the royal dynasty of Evreux-Navarre from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-fifteenth century, with particular focus on the challenges and opportunities that they faced in their period of widowhood as both consort and regnant queens. Ultimately it argues against the assumption that royal women were at the peak of their power as wives and mothers, demonstrating the political agency that these women had in the latter stages of their lives and political careers.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Medieval and Early Modern Iberia
Historical Studies on Spain
Medieval Literature and History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Potestas Estudios del Mundo Clásico e Historia del Arte
- Issue
- 28
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN