![]() ![]() (also known as Jane, Countess of Montfort) During the defence of Hennebont (in which she'd had the misfortune to be besieged by her & her husband's enemies), she wore armour, rode a warhorse, and sorted out the defence of the city by observing the enemy from the walls. Jeanne de Danpierre, Countess de Montfort: (Abt. Captured by Edward and taken to England, the countess of Buchan was imprisoned in a small cage for four years. The earl went as far as to issue a warrant for her death. 1296-1358) Isobel MacDuff left her husband, the Earl of Buchan (Taking the finest warhorses with her), to fight for the Bruce, a cause of which her husband did not approve. In 1297 the Countess of Ross led her own troops during William Wallace and Andrew de Moray's battles with the English. The Order was suppressed by Sixtus V in 1558. It was the first religious order of knighthood to grant the rank of "militissa" to women. The Order of the Glorious Saint Mary was founded in Italy in 1233, and approved by Pope Alexander IV in 1261. She successfully defended the town against several rebel raids and was made sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1216. She was the daughter of Baron de la Haye, hereditary castellan of Lincoln. Nicola de la Haye was in charge of Lincoln Castle when rebel barons and Louis, son of the French King Philip beseiged it in 1217. Queens Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Castile, Marguerite de Provence, Florine of Denmark and Berengaria of Navarre are known to have gone on Crusade. ![]() According to Jordan Fantosome " she was armed in a hauberk and carried a sword and shield".Ī Papal Bull of 1189 prohibited women from joining the Third Crusade, Because of the numbers participating inthe 2nd crusade. ![]() Petronilla, Countess of Leicester took part in her husband's rebellion against Henry II in 1173. The Order of the Axe (orden de la Hacha) was founded in 1149 by the Count of Barcelona, to honor the women who fought for the defense of the town of Tortosa against a Moorish attack This is just a dump, so correct any errors from my copy-pasting. She spent some thirty years at war in the service of Pope Gregory VIII and then Pope Urban against the German Emperor Henry IV. She led her troops personally, and wielded her late father's sword. When her stepfather, Duke Godfrey, died in 1069 Matilda commanded armies. Matilda, Countess of Tuscany (also known as Matilda of Canossa) was born in Northern Italy in 1046, learned weapons skills as a child, first went into battle at her mother's side in 1061 defending the interests of Pope Alexander II. She remarried in 1098 and then spent 13 years at war with her second husband, Alfonso the Battler, to protect the inheritance rights of her son by her first marriage. Urraca, Queen of Aragon became ruler of Leon-Castile in 1094 when her husband died. Salaym Bint Malham "with an armoury of swords and daggers strapped round her pregnant belly fought in the ranks of Muhammad and his followers". Source for those 8: "Women in the Viking Age" - Judith Jesch - Boydell Press - 0 85115 278 3 Gurith, Alvid's daughter, also took part in a battle to help her son Harald after her husband was killed. Stikla ran away from home "preferring the sphere of war to that of marriage"Īlvid also ran away from home and became leader of a group of male and female pirates. Sela was "a warring Amazon and accomplished pirate" Rusilla fought against her brother Thrond for the thrones of both Denmark and Norway. She died 918 in ADĪt the battle of Bravellir between King Harald War-tooth and his nephew Ring, three women, Hethna, Visna and Vebiorg led companies on the Danish side Her military achievements helped her brother Edward the Elder in his Kingship. She led troops against the Vikings during her father's reign and was responsible for the construction of many fortifications. Dumping warrior women from old /tg/ thread (01/18/14)Īethelflaed, eldest daughter of Alfred the Great of England, was known as the Lady of Mercia.
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