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Women in the Middle Ages in Europe occupied a number of different social roles. Women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant , warrior , artisan , and nun , as well as some important leadership roles, such as abbess or queen regnant .
Pages in category "Noble titles of women" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Christian female saints of the Middle Ages (18 C, 130 P) E. Early Germanic women (13 C, 4 P) I. ... Single women in the Middle Ages; W. Wife selling
Common titles of nobility for European women include lady, dame, princess, baroness, countess, queen, duchess, archduchess, and empress. In Asia, some noble title for women include Adi ( Fiji ), Ashi ( Bhutan ), and the Imperial Chinese titles of Gege , Mingfu , and Xiangjun .
Pages in category "Women's social titles" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adi (title)
A large proportion of the women for who biographical details survive for the Middle Ages, were members of the royal houses of Scotland, either as princesses or queen consorts. Some of these became important figures in the history of Scotland or gained a significant posthumous reputation.
Women led religious houses, an important example being the abbess Hilda of Whitby (Hild), and at the time such a position meant having significant political and cultural influence. [3] Despite this sense of equality in some strata of society, some Anglo-Saxon women were still subject to slavery.
The title "Kabara" was used by female monarchs who ruled over the Hausa people in the Middle Ages. A line of matriarchal monarchs is recorded in the Kano Chronicle that ends with the reign of Daurama in the 9th century. [34] These queens reigned from c. 700 to c. 1000. [35] Kufuru; Ginu; Yakumo; Yakunya; Wanzamu; Yanbamu; Gizir-gizir; Inna-Gari