Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children

Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era

Elena Woodacre, Carey Fleiner (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

253 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-51310-6 (ISBN)

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Royal Mothers and their Ruling Children: Wielding Political Authority from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era brings together a range of case studies from the Pre-Modern era to illustrate key themes with regard to motherhood, ambition and authority, with a focus on queens and elite women who are at the political heart of their respective realms.

Diana Pelaz Flores Germán Gamero Igea Sarah Betts Jitske Japerse Hang Lin Penelope Nash Carey Fleiner Kathleen Wellman Janice North Estelle Paranque

1. To be the Queen's Daughter. Controversy, Adultery and the Legitimacy Problem in the Reign of Enrique IV of Castile (1454-1474) 2. Stepmother and mother of princes: legitimation and political actuation in the reign of Juana Enriquez German Gamero Igea 3. Matriarchs of the Royal House of Stuart: Negotiating Personal and Dynastic Ambition, Motherhood and Adversity 1613-1662 4.To Have and to Hold: Coins and Seals as Evidence for Motherly Authority 5. Nomadic Mothers as Rulers in China: Female Regents of the Khitan Liao (907-1125) 6. Empress Adelheid's Vulnerabilities as Mother and Ruler 7.Optima Mater: Power, Influence, and the Maternal Bonds between Agrippina the Younger (A. D. 15-59) and Nero, Emperor of Rome (A. D. 54-68) 8. Louise of Savoy: The Mixed Legacy of a Powerful Mother 9. Queen Mother Knows Best: Maria de Molina and the Vestiges of Medieval Politics in Modern Historiography 10. Catherine of Medici: Henri III's Inspiration to be a Father to his People

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.10.2015
Reihe/Serie	Queenship and Power
Zusatzinfo	5 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 253 p. 5 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-137-51310-1 / 1137513101
ISBN-13	978-1-137-51310-6 / 9781137513106
Zustand	Neuware