Early Modern Dynastic Marriages and Cultural Transfer
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Editor: Joan-Lluís Palos, University of Barcelona
Editor: Magdalena S. Sanchez, Gettysburg College
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Book
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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. [From the Publisher]
ISBN
9781472443212
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
Ashgate
City
Burlington, VT
Department 1
History
Recommended Citation
Palos, Joan-Lluís, and Magdalena S. Sánchez eds. Early Modern Dynastic Marriages and Cultural Transfer. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2016.
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Original version is available from the publisher, Ashgate.