The key to power? : the culture of access in princely courts, 1400-1750 /
The key to power? : the culture of access in princely courts, 1400-1750 /
edited by Dries Raeymaekers and Sebastiaan Derks.
- 1 online resource.
- Rulers & elites : comparative studies in governance, v. 8 2211-4610 ; .
- Rulers & Elites 8. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2016-II, ISBN: 9789004303881. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Repertoires of Access in Princely Courts -- 1 Access to the Prince’s Court in Late Medieval Paris / 2 The Court on the Move: Ceremonial Entries, Gift-Giving and Access to the Monarch in France, c.1440–c.1570 / 3 Deceptive Familiarity: European Perceptions of Access at the Mughal Court / 4 Accessing the Shadow of God: Spatial and Performative Ceremonial at the Ottoman Court / 5 Access at the Court of the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty (Mid-Sixteenth to Mid-Eighteenth Century): A Highway from Presence to Politics? / 6 Holders of the Keys: The Grand Chamberlain, the Grand Equerry and Monopolies of Access at the Early Modern French Court / 7 Patronage, Friendship and the Politics of Access: The Role of the Early Modern Favourite Revisited / 8 The Struggle for Access: Participation and Distance During a Royal Swedish Minority / 9 Meeting the Prince between the City and the Family: The Resignification of Castello San Giorgio in Mantua (Fourteenth–Sixteenth Centuries) / 10 Forging Dynasty: The Politics of Dynastic Affinity in Burgundian-Habsburg Birth and Baptism Ceremonial (1430–1505) / Bibliography -- Index. Florence Berland -- Neil Murphy -- Audrey Truschke -- Michael Talbot -- Mark Hengerer -- Jonathan Spangler -- Ronald G Asch -- Fabian Persson -- Christina Antenhofer -- Steven Thiry --
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Proximity to the monarch was a vital asset in the struggle for power and influence in medieval and early modern courts. The concept of ‘access to the ruler’ has therefore grown into a dominant theme in scholarship on pre-modern dynasties. Still, many questions remain concerning the mechanisms of access and their impact on politics. Bringing together new research on European and Asian cases, the ten chapters in this volume focus on the ways in which ‘access’ was articulated, regulated, negotiated, and performed. By taking into account the full complexity of hierarchies, ceremonial rites, spaces and artefacts that characterized the dynastic court, The Key to Power? forces us to rethink power relations in the late medieval and early modern world. Contributors are: Christina Antenhofer, Ronald G. Asch, Florence Berland, Mark Hengerer, Neil Murphy, Fabian Persson, Jonathan Spangler, Michael Talbot, Steven Thiry, and Audrey Truschke.
9789004304246
10.1163/9789004304246 DOI
2016027987
Political culture--History.--Europe
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Europe
Political culture--History.--Asia
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Asia
Europe--History--1492-1648.
Europe--History--1648-1789.
Asia--Court and courtiers--History.
Asia--Kings and rulers--History.
D231
940.2
Includes bibliographical references.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Repertoires of Access in Princely Courts -- 1 Access to the Prince’s Court in Late Medieval Paris / 2 The Court on the Move: Ceremonial Entries, Gift-Giving and Access to the Monarch in France, c.1440–c.1570 / 3 Deceptive Familiarity: European Perceptions of Access at the Mughal Court / 4 Accessing the Shadow of God: Spatial and Performative Ceremonial at the Ottoman Court / 5 Access at the Court of the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty (Mid-Sixteenth to Mid-Eighteenth Century): A Highway from Presence to Politics? / 6 Holders of the Keys: The Grand Chamberlain, the Grand Equerry and Monopolies of Access at the Early Modern French Court / 7 Patronage, Friendship and the Politics of Access: The Role of the Early Modern Favourite Revisited / 8 The Struggle for Access: Participation and Distance During a Royal Swedish Minority / 9 Meeting the Prince between the City and the Family: The Resignification of Castello San Giorgio in Mantua (Fourteenth–Sixteenth Centuries) / 10 Forging Dynasty: The Politics of Dynastic Affinity in Burgundian-Habsburg Birth and Baptism Ceremonial (1430–1505) / Bibliography -- Index. Florence Berland -- Neil Murphy -- Audrey Truschke -- Michael Talbot -- Mark Hengerer -- Jonathan Spangler -- Ronald G Asch -- Fabian Persson -- Christina Antenhofer -- Steven Thiry --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Proximity to the monarch was a vital asset in the struggle for power and influence in medieval and early modern courts. The concept of ‘access to the ruler’ has therefore grown into a dominant theme in scholarship on pre-modern dynasties. Still, many questions remain concerning the mechanisms of access and their impact on politics. Bringing together new research on European and Asian cases, the ten chapters in this volume focus on the ways in which ‘access’ was articulated, regulated, negotiated, and performed. By taking into account the full complexity of hierarchies, ceremonial rites, spaces and artefacts that characterized the dynastic court, The Key to Power? forces us to rethink power relations in the late medieval and early modern world. Contributors are: Christina Antenhofer, Ronald G. Asch, Florence Berland, Mark Hengerer, Neil Murphy, Fabian Persson, Jonathan Spangler, Michael Talbot, Steven Thiry, and Audrey Truschke.
9789004304246
10.1163/9789004304246 DOI
2016027987
Political culture--History.--Europe
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Europe
Political culture--History.--Asia
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Asia
Europe--History--1492-1648.
Europe--History--1648-1789.
Asia--Court and courtiers--History.
Asia--Kings and rulers--History.
D231
940.2