What was possible for a woman to achieve at an early modern court? By analysing the experiences of a wide range of women at the court of Sweden, this book demonstrates the opportunities open to women who served at, and interacted with, the court; the complexities of women's agency in a court so...

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Main Author:	Persson, Fabian 1969- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2021
Series:	Gendering the late medieval and early modern world
Subjects:	Women / Sweden / Social conditions Women / Sweden / History Sweden / Court and courtiers / History
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	What was possible for a woman to achieve at an early modern court? By analysing the experiences of a wide range of women at the court of Sweden, this book demonstrates the opportunities open to women who served at, and interacted with, the court; the complexities of women's agency in a court society; and, ultimately, the precariousness of power. In doing so, it provides an institutional context to women's lives at court, charting the full extent of the rewards that they might obtain, alongside the social and institutional constrictions that they faced. Its longue durée approach, moreover, clarifies how certain periods, such as that of the queens regnant, brought new possibilities. Based on an extensive array of Swedish and international primary sources, including correspondence, financial records and diplomatic reports, it also takes into account the materialities used to create hierarchies and ceremonies, such as physical structures and spaces within the court. Comprehensive in its scope, the book is divided into three parts, which focus respectively on outsiders at court, insiders, and members of the royal family
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (340 Seiten)
ISBN:	9789048543533
DOI:	10.1017/9789048543533