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Correspondence between Estefania de Requesens i Roís de Liori and her mother Hipòlita Roís de Liori i de Montcada, countess of Palamós (1533-1541)

Date
1533 - 1541
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-960-T-333
Link to the online document
Description

This epistolary is an exceptional testimony of female court life in Renaissance Catalonia. The letters between mother and daughter reflect the political, family and spiritual concerns of a nobility active in the European sphere. The document is valuable for the study of female written culture and the networks of power and kinship that articulated the aristocratic society of the 16th century. It is also a key source for understanding the role of women in diplomacy and heritage management.