by Gertrud Fussenegger · Albatros Im Patmos Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783491960947
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«Herrscherinnen» is the historical essay by Gertrud Fussenegger, published by Albatros Im Patmos Verlag in hardcover (389 pages, in German).
Biographical portraits of European queens and empresses who wielded power in a male-dominated world, including Elizabeth I and Maria Theresa. The work combines biography and historiography to show their momentous decisions, from expanding domains to abdicating, and analyzes their role in high politics and monarchy.
A 2003 work with the subtitle «Frauen, die Geschichte machten»; covers the historical period from 1558 to 1984.
For readers interested in historical biographies, women's history and female power in European monarchies.
Gertrud Fussenegger was an Austrian writer and a prolific author, especially of historical novels. Many commentators felt that her reputation never entirely escaped from the shadow cast by her enthusiasm, as a young woman, for National Socialism.
