Cockram, Sarah D. P.

Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga power sharing at the Italian Renaissance court / [electronic resource] : Sarah D.P. Cockram. - Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2013. - xvi, 256 p. : ill. - Women and gender in the early modern world .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Isabella and Francesco -- Letters and Lies -- Power Sharing -- The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority -- Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks : Divided Fronts in the Court Environment -- International Diplomacy : The Borgia Menace -- Overcoming Tension and Troubles -- Conclusion -- Document Appendix.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519.


Renaissance--Italy--Biography.
Nobility--Italy--Biography.
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Italy


Mantua (Duchy)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Mantua (Duchy)--History.
Italy--History--1492-1559.
Italy--Politics and government--1268-1559.
Italy--History--1492-1559--Sources.


Electronic books.

DG540.8.I7 / C62 2013

945/.281060922 B