Renaissance Notable Women

Question 1

Renaissance
- cultivated women headed ____ that spread new and philosophical ideas.

Answer 1

SALONS

Question 2

Renaissance Woman
- King Henry III married her after trying to annul his marriage with Catherine of Aragon (led to Church of England head by king)
- She refused to go to bed with the king unless he made her queen
- the king had her beheaded on charges of adultery, treason, and incest

Answer 2

ANNE BOLEYN

Question 3

Renaissance woman
- “FEMME FATALE”: involved in incest, poisoning, and murder
- Daughter of Pope Alexander VI
- reigned as Governor of Spoleto
- Married 3 times
- rumour: she wears a hollow ring that she used to store poison and pour into drinks of her unsuspecting victims

Answer 3

LUCREZIA BORGIA

Question 4

Renaissance Woman
- “The Virgin Queen”
- remained unmarried as she ruled England and Ireland on her own for over 40 years
- well-educated (spoke 5 languages)
- “______ Era” her reign is considered one of the most glorious in English history

Answer 4

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

Question 5

Renaissance Woman
- Carmelite nun, religious reformer, Spanish mystic
- “Doctor of the Church” (first of only 4 women)
- Her Carmelite reforms shaped Roman Catholic contemplative life, and her writings on the Christian soul’s journey to God is considered a masterpiece

Answer 5

ST THERESA OF AVILA or
ST THERESA OF JESUS