Titre du chapitre
The Political, Symbolic, and Courtly Power of Anne de France and Louise de Savoie. From the Genesis to the Glory of Female Regency
Synthèse
"The last decades of the f ifteenth and the dawn of the sixteenth century represent a political and institutional turning point when women such as Anne de France and Louise de Savoie asserted themselves at court and at the head of the realm. This chapter considers how both princesses established and sustained power. Their legitimacy was built on blood, dynasty, law, and royal choice, adopting similar strategies to strengthen their power and wielding an unusual authority. Surrounded by many women, both regents build a ‘royaume de fémynie’ at the royal court where they displayed their political and symbolical power. Under their inf luence, the female court became a political sphere where they held f irst rank, just under the queen."
