« Femme lige ou de simple hommage » Relation des dames au pouvoir dans la principauté de Morée (xiii^e-xv^e siècle)

The Assizes of Romania, a collection of feudal laws drafted in the fourteenth century, contain several articles relating to the rights of women with the status of feudatory, liege, or simply those who paid homage, established in the Principality of Morea following the Fourth Crusade. It is therefore necessary to analyze the role of the ligesse - a special link between a lord and his vassal - in the relationship between ladies and power, through their responsibilities in marriage, the management of fiefs, and their political actions.