Dame Claramunda Flashcards
What was dame claramunda?
A merchant
was dame claramunda successful?
Yes she is well known and successful wine merchant
What is her best fame?
In 1258 she she won a important contract to supply King Henry 3. She was given permission to trade in Southampton as a femme sole.
What did she do with two buiisneses?
She combined two successful buissneses and made them even more powerful.
What could she gain as a widow?
She gained considerable wealth as they were allowed to continue their dead husbands businesses. This way women can gain mor indépendant lives.
What is the evidence to show how wealthy she was?
- she lived in one of the biggest merchant houses
- she had property in other places and rented it out to tenants.
What did she do after she died?
She had no children to leave her wealth to, so she left her wealth in a wooden chest full of jewels and silver cutlery to various churches around Southampton
Where did she live?
Southampton
How is dame claramunda an influence to women?
Her life showed that wealthy women can also have indépendant and good lives as well as men.
