Virile Women and Effeminate Men: Gendered Judgements and the Exercise of Power in the Ottonian Empire c. 1000 ce
Laurence Leleu
Ottonian queens and empresses exercised real political power during minorities in the absence of kings emperors. This leads to question representations. In fact, narrative texts did not hesitate apply adjective virilis women. Chronicon Thietmar von Merseburg, this was ascribed particular protection provided by empress regnant Theophanu for her young son Otto III. At same time, portrays King Rudolph III Burgundy as soft effeminatus. writers, men clerics, represented relationship between gender power, both focusing on gendered ideology showing how these categories could be manipulated defence specific ideas or interests.
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