Dynastic identity in early modern Europe : rulers, aristocrats and the formation of identities
"Aristocratic dynasties have long been regarded as fundamental to the development of early modern society and government. Yet recent work by political historians has increasingly questioned the dominant role of ruling families in state formation, underlining instead the continued importance and...
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Farnham Burlington, VT : Ashgate,
[2015]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Politics and culture in Europe, 1650-1750
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| Schlagworte: | Royal houses Aristocracy (Social class) Group identity Elite (Social sciences) Europa Dynastie Monarchie Aristokratie Elite Gruppenidentität |
| Umfang: | xiv, 291 Seiten |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Avant-propos by H.S.H. The Duke of ArenbergIntroduction: Aristocracy, dynasty and identity in early modern Europe, 1520-1700 / Liesbeth Geevers and Mirella Marini
- Part I. Identity, ethnicity and monarchy ; Aristocratic identity formation in seventeenth-century Ireland Jane Ohlmeyer
- The newcomer's dilemma : Henry IV of France and James I of England Ronald G. Asch
- Dynasty and elites : from early modern Europe to late imperial China Jeroen Duindam
- Part II. Identity formation and family relations ; The Chièvres legacy, the Croÿ family and litigation in Paris : dynastic identities between the Low Countries and France (1519-1559) Violet Soen
- From Arenberg to Aarschot : female inheritance and the disputed "merger" of two aristocratic identities Mirella Marini
- Points of transferal : Mademoiselle de Guise's will and the transferability of dynastic identity Jonathan Spangler
- Part III. Manufacturing identity ; The fruits of war : the representation of Alessandro Farnese in Paolo Rinaldi's Liber Relationum Sebastiaan Derks
- To give to airy nothing a local habitation and a name : creating two great Swedish noble families Fabian Persson
- The Nassau orphans : the disputed legacy of William of Orange and the construction of the Prince of Orange (1584-1675) Liesbeth Geevers
- Conclusion: "The line of descent of nobles is from the blood of kings" : reflections on dynastic identity Hamish Scott.