| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Family Tree of the Este and Gonzaga Families -- Introduction -- 1: Betrothal -- 2: Building a Spousal Relationship -- 3: The Crafting of Identity and the Division of Political Labour -- 4: Parallel Aspirations: First Fruits -- 5: Risk-Taking and Risk Management -- 6: Parenthood and Politics -- 7: Years of Crisis -- 8: A Mind of Her Own -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The marriage of Isabella d'Este, one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance, and Francesco Gonzaga, ruler of the small northern Italian principality of Mantua (r.1484-1519) offers a fascinating portrait of political marriage in the early modern period. This text shows an aristocratic couple who, within several years of their wedding, had to deal with the political challenges posed by the first decades of the Italian Wars (1494-1559) and, later, the scourge of the Great Pox, humanising a relationship that was organised for entirely strategic reasons, but had to be inhabited emotionally if it was to produce the political and dynastic advantages that had inspired the match |
| Notes |
This edition also issued in print: 2020 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on April 22, 2020) |
| Subject |
Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539 -- Marriage
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Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519 -- Marriage
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Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539.
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Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519.
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| SUBJECT |
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519 fast |
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Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539 fast |
| Subject |
Kings and rulers
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Marriage
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Mantua (Italy) -- Kings and rulers
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Mantua (Italy) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002306
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Mantua (Italy) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Italy -- Mantua
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191761195 |
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0191761192 |
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9780191503283 |
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0191503282 |
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