Historically, the wife of a noble titleholder, also held significant authority, primarily over household affairs. She managed the household staff, oversaw estate maintenance, and handled finances.
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Noblewomen also hosted social events, engaged in charity work, and were responsible for raising and educating their children.
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While their husbands typically managed business, investments, and governance, noblewomen often advised them and could act as regents or estate managers in their absence.
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Of course, the husband’s affection also plays a role in whether a noblewoman has great or limited influence within the household.
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So if you asked me what she gave up when she married him, it would be her authority over her own inherited title. In this situation, the husband married into the wife’s family, took the title, and gained authority over the county.
A Count is the Title holder/Head of the Family, while a Countess is a woman married to a man who holds the title of Count but holda no authority of her own. The FL stepped down and allowed her ex husband to take the title and power from her when they married, but now that they’ve divorced she has taken it back for herself.
RandomGal
Historically, the wife of a noble titleholder, also held significant authority, primarily over household affairs. She managed the household staff, oversaw estate maintenance, and handled finances.
.
Noblewomen also hosted social events, engaged in charity work, and were responsible for raising and educating their children.
.
While their husbands typically managed business, investments, and governance, noblewomen often advised them and could act as regents or estate managers in their absence.
.
Of course, the husband’s affection also plays a role in whether a noblewoman has great or limited influence within the household.
.
So if you asked me what she gave up when she married him, it would be her authority over her own inherited title. In this situation, the husband married into the wife’s family, took the title, and gained authority over the county.
loosescrewslefty
A Count is the Title holder/Head of the Family, while a Countess is a woman married to a man who holds the title of Count but holda no authority of her own. The FL stepped down and allowed her ex husband to take the title and power from her when they married, but now that they’ve divorced she has taken it back for herself.
Rococochoco
Wish they’d call her countess