Overview
- Contributes to the study of dynasty in early modern Europe by highlighting the key role of the heir in the political and cultural history of Europe
- Demonstrates the significance of heirs as agents of change in early modern Europe through patronage, education, marriage, and religion
- Presents a unique focus on the training of possible heirs, especially on humanist educations and the preparation of daughters to be mothers and wives
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)
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Reviews
“We tend to buy the line that monarchies have smooth successions, until we think about it. This innovative set of essays offers a fresh perspective on monarchies and royal succession issues.” (Katherine Crawford, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and History, Vanderbilt University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Valerie Schutte earned her PhD in History from the University of Akron. She is author of Mary I and the Art of Book Dedications: Royal Women, Power, and Persuasion (2015) and co-editor of The Birth of a Queen: Essays on the Quincentenary of Mary I (2016). She has published several articles on the Tudors and book dedications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Unexpected Heirs in Early Modern Europe
Book Subtitle: Potential Kings and Queens
Editors: Valerie Schutte
Series Title: Queenship and Power
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55294-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55293-4Published: 08 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85620-9Published: 23 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55294-1Published: 24 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2730-938X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 280
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Early Modern Europe, Gender Studies, History of Britain and Ireland, History of Medieval Europe