ABSTRACT

Susanna Burghartz frames (Burghartz, 2004, p. 83). However, also the Catholics saw the holy matrimony and the monogamous heterosexual norm as one of the most important components of peace, order and continuity in the society (Strasser, 2004, pp. 12, 51-52). In general, the moral weakness and uncontrolled sexuality of women were among the most frequently used arguments to explain marital and familial instability in early modern courts (Rublack, 1999, pp. 13-14). This argument seems to be applicable for Stockholm and Munich as well.