Jacobine von Baiern Gräfin von Hennegau, Holland, Friesland und Zeeland / Eine vaterländische Geschichte aus dem fünfzehenden Jahrhundert
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The narrative follows a high-born princess whose early engagement to a foreign heir places her at the center of dynastic politics and courtly intrigue. Drawing on fragments and a French manuscript, the account traces her youth, four marriages entered from duty or weakness, and persistent misfortunes amid rivalries among powerful houses. The prose highlights her beauty, enlightened mind, and moral virtues while avoiding romantic embellishment, preferring a mostly literal, patriotic reconstruction of events and the era's turbulent power struggles.
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