In Mulieres suadentes - Persuasive Women , Martin Homza scrutinises the genesis of ruler ideology among the most prominent East Central and Eastern European dynasties from the early and later Middle Ages. At the center of attention are the P¿emyslids, the Piasts, the Rurikids, and the ©rp©?ds, but also the main dynasties of the Balkans, namely the Trpimirovi? and the Nemanji? dynasties, as well as the House of Bogdan, and the Moldova dynasty of the Mu£??atins. Unlike previous work, which has focused on narrative sources of male ruler hagiography, Homza studies texts concerning female royal figures. More broadly, this book also attempts to bridge the artificial gap between West and East in Europe.