‘Vrouwen des Huizes’ (Ladies of the House). Noble Women and Estate Management in the Habsburg Low Countries
The history of the Low Countries’ nobility is often told as a story of men. The names of counts, generals and diplomats dominate its historiography. Yet alongside many of these men stood influential women who played a crucial role in managing the family fortune, organising the household and administering their House’s estates. With the podcast series ‘Vrouwen des Huizes’, we aim to bring precisely this often-forgotten history to the fore.