Dame Claramunda Flashcards
What was Dame Claramunda?
A merchant
In 1258 what important contract did she supply to?
King Henry III
What did she do after she died?
She had no children to leave her wealth to, so she left a wooden chest full of jewels and silver cutlery to various churches and monasteries around Southampton
Where did she live?
Southampton
How many businesses did she own and what did she led them to?
She had two businesses and she combined them to make them more powerful
What is a femme sole.
An independent woman
What was she well-known as?
A wine merchant
What did the Trade Guilds do?
Control how much women became involved in trading
What was she later on and what was she give?
She was a widow and she got all the money of her dead husband’s company
What did only a few women become?
Merchants and traders
