Joanna I was born in 1326, eldest child to the heir to the Angevin kingdom of Naples, the largest and most prestigious sovereign entity in Italy.
An edition of The lady queen: The notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
(2009)
The lady queen
the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
1st U.S. ed.
by Nancy Bazelon Goldstone
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From inside book jacket: Amid intrigue, betrayal, and conspiracy, Joanna I ... became the only female monarch of her day to rule in her own name, and one of the most courageous women in history. Married ... at the age of seven to her 6 year old Hungarian cousin, Joanna saw her ... world shattered 12 years later by the brutal assassination of her husband. Accused of the murder by her powerful in-laws, Joanna was forced to flee her kingdom and stand trial for her life before the papal court at Avignon ... The account of how, despite her youth and sex, she triumphed over her enemies, raised an army, and took back her realm makes for one of the most compelling sagas of any age. Joanna went on to rule for a further 30 years, weathering war, plague, and treason to become one of the powerful and influential leaders in Italy ... Her reign rivaled Elizabeth I in power and scope -- until the violence and treachery of the medieval world ultimately betrayed her.
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The lady queen: the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
Oct. 20, 2009, Walker & Company
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Table of Contents
Genealogical Charts and Maps
Page ix
The trial
Page 1
Chapter I.
The kingdom of Naples
Page 7
Chapter II.
The court of Robert the wise
Page 19
Chapter III.
The kingdom of Hungary
Page 35
Chapter IV.
A royal apprenticeship
Page 48
Chapter V.
The foolish legacy of Robert the Wise
Page 67
Chapter VI.
Papal politics
Page 81
Chapter VII.
Nest of vipers
Page 94
Chapter VIII.
Under siege
Page 111
Chapter IX.
The world at war
Page 130
Chapter X.
The scales of justice
Page 145
Chapter XI.
The return of the queen
Page 162
Chapter XII.
Foreign and domestic relations
Page 181
Chapter XIII.
Queen of Sicily
Page 193
Chapter XIV.
The queen and her court
Page 207
Chapter XV.
The quest for an heir
Page 222
Chapter XVI.
Queen and pope
Page 241
Chapter XVII.
Funerals and a wedding
Page 254
Chapter XVIII.
The great schism
Page 273
Chapter XIX.
The fall of the queen
Page 287
Epilogue
Page 307
Acknowledgments
Page 311
A Brief explanation of fourteenth-century money
Page 315
A note on the sources cited and used to research the Lady Queen
Page 319
Notes
Page 325
Selected bibliography
Page 341
Illustration credits
Page 351
Index
Page 353
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Printed in the United States of America by Quebecor World Fairfield.
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