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Zusatztext "This volume is an invaluable resource for both early career and established scholares interested in innovative cross-disciplinary sans frontières research not always encountered in English language publications."-Zita Eva Rohr! Macquarie University! Australia Informationen zum Autor Joan-LluÃs Palos is Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Magdalena S. Sánchez is Professor of History at Gettysburg College, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: Bargaining Chips: Strategic Marriages and Cultural Circulation in Early Modern Europe Joan-Lluís 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. Sánchez 2 María 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 María de los Ángeles Pérez Samper PART II: MALE CONSORTS 4 Philip the Handsome (1478-1506), Duke of Burgundy and King of Castile
