| Description |
1 online resource (x, 455 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions, 1573-4188 ; v. 148 |
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Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 148.
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| Contents |
Introduction : a queen in training and an empress in charge -- Playing queen : in the women's court at Vienna and Wiener Neustadt, 1554-1560 -- Marriage negotiations and the tumultuous 1560's -- Empress and imperial daughter -- Wars and weddings on the horizon -- Conclusions : growing up : a queen before the fact |
| Summary |
This study seeks to examine a number of themes relating to the roles of the women's court of the central European Habsburgs. These include its role in helping consolidate their holdings in central Europe and the Holy Roman Empire and structure their relations with the rest of Europe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-433) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Elisabeth, of Austria, Queen, consort of Charles IX, King of France, 1554-1592.
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Maria, Empress, consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1528-1603.
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Habsburg, House of.
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Elisabeth, of Austria, Queen, consort of Charles IX, King of France, 1554-1592 fast |
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Habsburg, House of fast |
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Maria, Empress, consort of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1528-1603 fast |
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Empresses -- Holy Roman Empire -- Biography
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Nobility -- Holy Roman Empire
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Courts and courtiers
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Empresses
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Nobility
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Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Maximilian II, 1564-1576.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85061614
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Holy Roman Empire -- Court and courtiers
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Vienna (Austria) -- Court and courtiers
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Austria -- Vienna
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Europe -- Holy Roman Empire
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004183582 |
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9004183582 |
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1282951416 |
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9781282951419 |
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