In early modern times women often ended up in power. Usually when their husband deceased in war and the firstborn son had not come of age. This thesis discusses the position of these stateswomen by...Show moreIn early modern times women often ended up in power. Usually when their husband deceased in war and the firstborn son had not come of age. This thesis discusses the position of these stateswomen by focusing on Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), wife of Frederick V Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1596-1632) and daughter of King James I of England. This thesis reconstructs and analyses her role as stateswoman from 1635-1642. In the midst of the Thirty Years' War she tried to gain back her ownership over the Palatinate. What were her strategies; how did she make use of her network; and what was her role as a woman in the war?Show less
