Season 1, Episode 123
Joan informs the prohomens of Athens that the Viscount of Rocabertí should be taken seriously as a political leader and that he, Joan, plans to personally visit Athens.
Episode 123
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ACA CR R1751 f51v Source: PARES
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ACA CR R1751 f52r Source: PARES
Today’s Document
- Subject: introducing Athens to their new leader, Felip Dalmau, the Viscount of Rocabertí
- Date: April 26, 1387
- Day of the Week: Friday
- Language: Catalan
- Archival Reference Number: ACA CR R1751 f51v-52r
- Link to PARES
- Place: Barcelona
- Sender: Joan
- Recipients: the city leaders of Athens
Further Notes Coming Soon
For now, though, I’ll mention that a great example of the closeness between Violant and the viscount and viscountess of Rocabertí is a 1388 letter examined by Dawn Bratsch-Prince, in which Violant describes profuse vomiting as a result of morning sickness.1
Bibliography
- Bratsch-Prince, Dawn. “The Politics of Self-Representation in the Letters of Violant de Bar (1365–1431).” Medieval Encounters 12, no. 1 (2006): 2–25.
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Dawn Bratsch-Prince, “The Politics of Self-Representation in the Letters of Violant de Bar (1365–1431),” Medieval Encounters 12, no. 1 (2006): 2–25, at 16-17. ↩