The Empress, the Queen, and the Nun : Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain Paperback / softback
by Magdalena S. (Gettysburg College) Sanchez
Part of the The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science series
Paperback / softback
Description
In the early seventeenth-century, when Spanish interests often competed with those of the House of Austria, three women in the court of Philip III of Spain-Empress Maria, Philip's grandmother; Margaret of Austria, Philip's wife; and Margaret of the Cross, Philip's aunt-worked behind the scenes to win favor for the causes of the Austrian Habsburgs. In The Empress, the Queen, and the Nun, historian Magdalena Sanchez offers an intriguing examination of the political power wielded by these three women.
Sanchez examines the ways that women used religious piety, childbearing, illnesses such as melancholy, and marriage arrangements to sway political decisions.
They employed distinct strategies and languages at informal occasions such as meals, masquerade celebrations, and religious ceremonies to influence the political scene.
By incorporating women into informal political networks, this work breaks new ground in the study of early modern European politics.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 13 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:26/02/2003
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- ISBN:9780801872433
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 13 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:26/02/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780801872433
