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===Female-comprised love-courts=== | ===Female-comprised love-courts=== | ||
William's granddaughter, Queen Eleanor (the Duchess of Aquitaine; queen of France and later England ), the most powerful | William's granddaughter, Queen Eleanor (the Duchess of Aquitaine; queen of France and later England ) was, as the regnant duchess of Aquitaine, likely the wealthiest and most powerful woman in Europe.<ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine</ref> She set up imperial courts comprised solely of ladies to judge over matters of love-disputes. These were called the, ''Courts of Love''. They was modeled after feudal courts. She did this with help from her daughter, Marie. | ||
===Female-sex-favoritism encoded into chivalry=== | ===Female-sex-favoritism encoded into chivalry=== |
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