01:510:337 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Fastrada
15 Dec 2016
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Final Paper: Trace the role of women within particular statuses
Compare as daughters, as wives, as mothers and as regents/rulers
Approach it through continuity over time – in what ways did women have
influence and how did it change/stay the same
Catherine de Medici
Passed Edicts of toleration (listed on phone) but not everyone followed them
they weren’t enforced
Described as Machiavellian:
o Deceit: If she was the one that planned the massacre from 1568
Pretended to accuse Navarre of treason but was really pushing
him to give up his bid for regent (manipulated him)
o Cruelty to the few: in order to have mercy to the majority
Assassination of Coligny + Protestant leaders (cruel to one to
cut off head of Protestant movement, while better for the
majority to create peace)
o Religion as Tool: seem religious/devout
Only after the massacre is she viewed by Catholic half of
Europe as devout
Makes own decisions p. 149
Regent: Same power as king?
o She spends a lot of time balancing the factions – does regent have
same or less power as a king? Palace ev. Suggests king’s dictate the
court
France
o Protestant and Catholic
Spain
o Catholic
England
o Protestant
Note: In France if you support one of them then the threat of war with Spain
or England increases
o Complicated by the international situation
o The mutual suspicions on all side make their fears a reality
Protestants act on a suspicions that X will occur, making it occur)
o
Catherine as Daughter
Marriage alliance for benefit of guardian
Catherine as Wife
Bear heirs
Catherine as Mother/regent
Moderate religious policy (bluff? Goes back and forth) but may have
served a role in attempted assassination of Coligny and Protestant leaders to
prevent them from attacking
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Document Summary
Final paper: trace the role of women within particular statuses. Compare as daughters, as wives, as mothers and as regents/rulers influence and how did it change/stay the same. Approach it through continuity over time in what ways did women have (cid:523)they weren"t enforced(cid:524) Passed edicts of toleration (listed on phone) but not everyone followed them: deceit: if she was the one that planned the massacre from 1568. Pretended to accuse navarre of treason but was really pushing him to give up his bid for regent (manipulated him: cruelty to the few: in order to have mercy to the majority. Assassination of coligny + protestant leaders (cruel to one to cut off head of protestant movement, while better for the majority to create peace: religion as tool: seem religious/devout. Only after the massacre is she viewed by catholic half of. Like wives: influence over king is bad (scapegoats for unpopular policies: heads of factions (manages court)
