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Dynastic Identity in Early Modern Europe - Rulers, Aristocrats and the Formation of Identities (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Dynastic Identity in Early Modern Europe - Rulers, Aristocrats and the Formation of Identities (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Politics and Culture in Europe, 1650-1750
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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 independence of individuals.
In order to take a fresh look at the subject, this volume provides
a broad discussion on the formation of dynastic identities in
relationship to the lineage's own history, other families within
the social elite, and the ruling dynasty. Individual chapters
consider the dynastic identity of a wide range of European
aristocratic families including the CroAs, Arenbergs and Nassaus
from the Netherlands; the Guises-Lorraine of France; the
Sandoval-Lerma in Spain; the Farnese in Italy; together with other
lineages from Ireland, Sweden and the Austrian Habsburg monarchy.
Tied in with this broad international focus, the volume addressed a
variety of related themes, including the expression of ambitions
and aspirations through family history; the social and cultural
means employed to enhance status; the legal, religious and
political attitude toward sovereigns; the role of women in the
formation and reproduction of (composite) dynastic identities; and
the transition of aristocratic dynasties to royal dynasties. In so
doing the collection provides a platform for looking again at
dynastic identity in early modern Europe, and reveals how it was a
compound of political, religious, social, cultural, historical and
individual attitudes.
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