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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. | 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. | ||
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Many historians, such as Eric Köhler and Georges Duby suggested the female-sex-favoritism of love outside marriage was designed that way to keep unmarried men from raping. In other words, gynocentrism was possibly seen in the 12th century as preventing the kind of raping and pillaging seen in the the knight in the "Wife of Bath's" tale. | Many historians, such as Eric Köhler and Georges Duby suggested the female-sex-favoritism of love outside marriage was designed that way to keep unmarried men from raping. In other words, gynocentrism was possibly seen in the 12th century as preventing the kind of raping and pillaging seen in the the knight in the "Wife of Bath's" tale. | ||