Fürstinnen und Konfession - Beiträge hochadeliger Frauen zur Religionspolitik und Bekenntnisbildung

For a long time the political impact of princesses in the centuries following the Reformation has been largely ignored by historians. This is partly due to the complexity of the existing body of source material, but also to the social conventions in Early Modern Europe that often confined women to operating primarily "behind the scenes". Recent research on prominent princesses, such as Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Calenberg, Electress Anna of Saxony and Duchess Dorothea Susanna of Saxe-Weimar, have, however, impressively shown that women of high nobility in various situations decisively shaped religious and confessional politics at and beyond the territorial level employing a broad array of means and resources. The present collection of essays examines forms and effectsof this influence, thereby offering a multifaceted series of new studies on women of high nobility in the 16th and 17th century.

About the author

Dr. phil. Daniel Gehrt is currently working as a manuscript preparator at the scholarly library of Gotha. Dr. theol. Vera von der Osten-Sacken is assistant professor at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gehrt (Editor), Gehrt (Editor), Danie Gehrt (Editor), Daniel Gehrt (Editor), Daniel Gerth (Editor), Vera von der Osten-Sacken (Editor), von der Osten-Sacken (Editor), Ver von der Osten-Sacken (Editor), Vera von der Osten-Sacken (Editor)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9783525101360
• ISBN: 978-3-525-10136-0
• No. of pages: 381
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 770 g
• Illustrations: mit 28 Abb.
• Series: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz Beihefte; Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für europäische Geschichte Mainz, abendländische Religion, Beihefte; Veröffentl.d.Inst.f.Europ.Geschichte Mainz - Abendländische Reli. Beihefte 104; Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz; Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz Beihefte; Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für europäische Geschichte Mainz, abendländische Religion, Beihefte; Veröffentl.d.Inst.f.Europ.Geschichte Mainz - Abendländische Reli. Beihefte 104
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity