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The figure of Violant de Bar, duchess of Girona and queen of Aragon (1380–1396), and spouse of King Joan I of Aragon (1397–1396) has been generally portrayed by medieval historians as an extravagant and intrusive ‘foreign’ woman. Recent scholarship has proven, using a diverse range of sources, that she was a leading person who promoted the arts in the Crown of Aragon with a wide and global perspective, matronizing both religious and profane literature, devotional artifacts, and monastic spaces. Her political and cultural relevance impacted her contemporaries, and future queens, who envisioned in her a role model.

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Violant de Bar

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    2026年

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  • Araceli Rosillo-Luque

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The figure of Violant de Bar, duchess of Girona and queen of Aragon (1380–1396), and spouse of King Joan I of Aragon (1397–1396) has been generally portrayed by medieval historians as an extravagant and intrusive ‘foreign’ woman. Recent scholarship has proven, using a diverse range of sources, that she was a leading person who promoted the arts in the Crown of Aragon with a wide and global perspective, matronizing both religious and profane literature, devotional artifacts, and monastic spaces. Her political and cultural relevance impacted her contemporaries, and future queens, who envisioned in her a role model.