Queens Consort, Cultural Transfer and European Politics, c.1500-1800
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on proper names -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction: Politics, culture and queens consort -- 2 Art collections as dynastic tools: The Jagiellonian Princesses Katarzyna, Quee...
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Weitere Verfasser: | |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Florence : Taylor and Francis,
2016
|
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (291 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on proper names -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction: Politics, culture and queens consort -- 2 Art collections as dynastic tools: The Jagiellonian Princesses Katarzyna, Queen of Sweden, and Zofia, Duchess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel -- 3 The consort in the theatre of power: Maria Amalia of Saxony, Queen of the Two Sicilies, Queen of Spain 4 The 'two bodies' of the female sovereign: Awkward hierarchies in images of Empress Maria Theresia, Catherine the Great of Russia and their male consorts -- 5 Luise Ulrike of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, and the search for political space -- 6 Marriage in a global context: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland -- 7 Dynastic positioning and political newsgathering: Hedwig Eleonora of Schleswig-Gottorf, Queen of Sweden, and her correspondence -- 8 Becoming a Stuart queen consort: Nuptial texts for Henrietta Maria of France and Catherine of Braganza, Queens of Britain 9 Sanctity and suspicion: Catholicism, conspiracy and the representation of Henrietta Maria of France and Catherine of Braganza, Queens of Britain -- 10 Four weddings and five funerals: Dynastic integration and cultural transfer between the houses of Braunschweig and Brandenburg in the 18th century -- 11 Afterword: Queens consort, dynasty and cultural transfer -- Index -- Plates |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (291 p) |
| ISBN: | 9781317072881 131707288X 9781472458384 1472458389 |