The role of the queen consort in Europe is the subject of this survey of court cultures from 1660-1815. Principal themes explored are the consort's formal and informal power, her religious role, and her cultural patronage. Courts surveyed include those of France, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, the Imperial court at Vienna, and three German electorates linked to monarchies: Brandenburg-Prussia, Saxony-Poland and Hanover (Great Britain). The fourteen contributing authors include distinguished scholars and researchers from Britain, the U.S. and the continent.
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"A fascinating and wide-ranging collection of essays on court culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. As a whole, the volume is a valuable contribution to early modern European court and cultural studies. Highly recommended." CHOICE May 2005
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This pioneering survey of court cultures from 1660 1815 uses the role of the queen consort as the principal means of inquiry. The principal themes explored are the consort's formal and informal power, her religious role, and her cultural patronage. The courts surveyed include those of France, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, the Imperial court at Vienna, and three German electorates linked to monarchies: Brandenburg-Prussia, Saxony-Poland and Hanover (Great Britain). The fourteen authors include distinguished scholars and new researchers from Britain, the USA and the continent.
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In the history of the states of the Dukes of Savoy (from 1720, the Kings of Sardinia), the middle of the seventeenth century was dominated by the regencies from 1637 to 1684 of Marie-Christine of Bourbon and Marie Jeanne-Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (after her marriage known as Maria Giovanna Battista). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seconda madama reale, mutuae successionis, pietas austriaca, ruling duke, ofthe queen, ofthe court, dynastic capital, dynastic connections, ooo florins, ofthe king, queen dowager, dowager queen, died without issue, court culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Maria Giovanna Battista, Louisa Ulrica, Elisabeth Christine, Elizabeth Christine, Hedwig Eleonora, Juliana Maria, Eberhard Ludwig, Wilhelmine Amalia, Christiane Eberhardine, Carlo Emanuele, Maria Josepha, Caroline Matilda, Frederick William, Vittorio Amedeo, Christina Wilhelmina, Friedrich Christian, Johanne Elisabethe, Queen Charlotte, Elizabeth Farnese, Friedrich August, Maria Auguste, Mme de Maintenon, House of Savoy, Great Britain, Peter the Great New!
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In the history of the states of the Dukes of Savoy (from 1720, the Kings of Sardinia), the middle of the seventeenth century was dominated by the regencies from 1637 to 1684 of Marie-Christine of Bourbon and Marie Jeanne-Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (after her marriage known as Maria Giovanna Battista). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seconda madama reale, mutuae successionis, pietas austriaca, ruling duke, ofthe queen, ofthe court, dynastic capital, dynastic connections, ooo florins, ofthe king, queen dowager, dowager queen, died without issue, court culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Maria Giovanna Battista, Louisa Ulrica, Elisabeth Christine, Elizabeth Christine, Hedwig Eleonora, Juliana Maria, Eberhard Ludwig, Wilhelmine Amalia, Christiane Eberhardine, Carlo Emanuele, Maria Josepha, Caroline Matilda, Frederick William, Vittorio Amedeo, Christina Wilhelmina, Friedrich Christian, Johanne Elisabethe, Queen Charlotte, Elizabeth Farnese, Friedrich August, Maria Auguste, Mme de Maintenon, House of Savoy, Great Britain, Peter the Great New!
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- Queen Charlotte by Olwen Hedley on 5 pages
- Royal and Republican Sovereignty in Early Modern Europe: Essays in Memory of Ragnhild Hatton by Robert Oresko in Front Matter, page 50, and page 182
- Absolutism in Central Europe (Historical Connections) by Peter Wilson in Front Matter, and page 246
- Russia in the Age of Peter the Great by Dr. Lindsey Hughes in Front Matter, and page 151
- Peter the Great (Critical Issues in World and International History) by Paul Bushkovitch on page 151, and page 153
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