Early modern dynastic marriages and cultural transfer

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Early modern dynastic marriages and cultural transfer

edited by Joan-Lluis Palos, Magdalena S. Sanchez

（Transculturalisms, 1400-1700）

Ashgate, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Toward the end of the fifteenth century, the Habsburg family began to rely on dynastic marriage to unite an array of territories, eventually creating an empire as had not been seen in Europe since the Romans. Other European rulers followed the Habsburgs' lead in forging ties through dynastic marriages. Because of these marriages, many more aristocrats (especially women) left their homelands to reside elsewhere. Until now, historians have viewed these unions from a primarily political viewpoint and have paid scant attention to the personal dimensions of these relocations. Separated from their family and thrust into a strange new land in which language, attire, religion, food, and cultural practices were often different, these young aristocrats were forced to conform to new customs or adapt their own customs to a new cultural setting. Early Modern Dynastic Marriages and Cultural Transfer examines these marriages as important agents of cultural transfer, emphasizing how marriages could lead to the creation of a cosmopolitan culture, common to the elites of Europe. These essays focus on the personal and domestic dimensions of early modern European court life, examining such areas as women's devotional practices, fashion, patronage, and culinary traditions.

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Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: Bargaining Chips: Strategic Marriages and Cultural Circulation in Early Modern Europe Joan-Lluis Palos PART I: PRINCESSES ACROSS BORDERS 1 Catalina Micaela (1567-97), Duchess of Savoy "She Grows Careless": The Infanta Catalina and Spanish Etiquette at the Court of Savoy Magdalena S. Sanchez 2 Maria Teresa (1638-83), Queen of France The Queen of France and the Capital of Cultural Heritage Mark de Vitis 3 Elisabetta Farnese (1692-1766), Queen of Spain A Queen between Three Worlds: Italy, Spain, and France Maria de los Angeles Perez Samper PART II: MALE CONSORTS 4 Philip the Handsome (1478-1506), Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile Voyages from Burgundy to Castile: Cultural Conflict and Dynastic Transitions, 1502-06 Bethany Aram 5 Philip II (1527-98), King of Spain and England "Great Faith is Necessary to Drink from this Chalice": Philip II in the Court of Mary Tudor, 1554-58 Anna Santamaria Lopez 6 Joao Soares de Alarcao (d. 1546) and His Family The Marriage of Joao de Alarcao and Margarida Soares and the Creation of a Transnational Portuguese-Spanish Nobility Mafalda Soares da Cunha PART III: Women's Contribution to a Cosmopolitan Nobility 7 Eleonora Alvarez de Toledo (1522-62) "A Spanish Barbarian and an Enemy of Her Husband's Homeland": The Duchess of Florence and Her Spanish Entourage Joan-Lluis Palos 8 Maria Mancini (1639-1715) Paintings, Fans, and Scented Gloves: A Witness to Cultural Exchanges at the Courts in Paris, Rome, and Madrid Leticia de Frutos 9 Johanna Theresia Lamberg (1639-1716) The Countess of Harrach and the Cultivation of the Body between Madrid and Vienna Laura Olivan Santaliestra Epilogue: Aristocratic Women across Borders, Cultural Transfers, and Something More. Why Should We Care? Bartolome Yun Casalilla Index

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