Biographies of Notable Medieval and Renaissance Women

An index to biographies on this site of notable women who lived about 500 through about 1600 -- including the Middle Ages, the European Renaissance and the Tudor period in British history.

An ever-expanding list of biographies of notable women, both those who are famous and those who should be more well known. New indicates biographies added within about a month (visible if your browser has javascript activated). Written by Jone Johnson Lewis or submitted by readers of this site.

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A
• Adelaide
• Aelfgifu
• Aelfled
• Aelfthryth
• Aethelflaed
• Amalasuntha
• Amina, Queen of Zazzua
• Andal
• Margaret of Anjou
• Anna
• Anna Comnena
• Anne Neville
• Anne of Cleves

B
• Berengaria
• Brunhilde

C
• Catherine of Siena
• Catherine of Valois
• Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
• Clare of Assisi
• Anna Comnena

D
• Isabella d'Este
• Margaret Douglas

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E
• Eadgyth of England
• Edith of England
• Edith of Polesworth
• Edith of Wilton
• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Elfreda
• Elfrida
• Elfthryth
• Elgiva
• Elizabeth I of England
• Elizabeth Woodville
• Elizabeth of York
• Emma, Queen of Franks
• Isabella d'Este
• Ethelfleda

F
• Fredegund

G
• Beatriz Galindo
• Lady Godiva
• Lady Jane Grey

H
• Hrotsvitha

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I
• Isabella I of Castile and Aragon (Isabella of Spain)
• Isabella of France
• Isabella d'Este

J
• Julian of Norwich

K
• Katherine of Valois
• Margery Kempe

L
• La Latina: Beatriz Galindo
• Lady Li
• Louise of Savoy
• Ludmilla

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M
• Margaret of Anjou
• Margaret of Scotland (Saint Margaret)
• Margaret Tudor
• Margery Kempe
• Marguerite of Navarre (Marguerite of Angoulême)
• Marozia
• Mary I of England
• Saint Matilda of Saxony
• Empress Matilda, Lady of the English
• Empress Maud
• Mirabai

N
• Anne Neville
• Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
• Julian of Norwich
• Anna Nzinga

O
• Olga of Russia

P
• Catherine Parr

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Q

R

S
• Louise of Savoy
• Sigrid the Haughty
• Empress Suiko

T
• Saint Teresa of Avila
• Theodora - 6th century
• Theodora - 10th century
• Theophano - 943?-after 969
• Theophano - 956-991
• Trota or Trotula
• Margaret Tudor

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U

V
• Catherine of Valois

W
• Elizabeth Woodville

X

Y

Z

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