The Man behind the Queen [electronic resource] : Male Consorts in History /
Beem, C.editor.
Taylor, M.editor.
From the 14th-century king consorts of Navarre to the modern European prince consorts of the 20th century, the male consort has been a peculiar yet recurrent historical figure. In this impressively broad collection, leading historians of monarchy analyze how male partners of female rulers have negotiated their unique roles throughout history.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction: The Man behind the Queen; CHAPTER 1 The Kings Consort of Navarre: 1284-1512; CHAPTER 2 Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort; CHAPTER 3 "He to Be Intituled Kinge": King Philip of England and the Anglo-Spanish Court; CHAPTER 4 Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England; CHAPTER 5 From Ruler in the Shadows to Shadow King: Frederick I of Sweden; CHAPTER 6 Count Ernst Johann Bühren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannovna
CHAPTER 7 Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Emperor Francis I, 1745-65), Consort of Maria Theresa, Ruler of the Austrian Monarchy from 1740CHAPTER 8 Prince Albert: The Creative Consort; CHAPTER 9 Commemorating the Consort in Colonial Bombay; CHAPTER 10 Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliatory King in an Age of Turmoil; CHAPTER 11 Gaston d'Orléans, Comte d'Eu: Prince Consort to Princess Isabel of Brazil; CHAPTER 12 The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal; CHAPTER 13 Royalty, Rank, and Masculinity: Three Dutch Princes Consort in the Twentieth Century*
CHAPTER 14 Prince Philip: Sportsman and Youth LeaderCHAPTER 15 The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark's Struggle for Recognition; Index
From the 14th-century king consorts of Navarre to the modern European prince consorts of the 20th century, the male consort has been a peculiar yet recurrent historical figure. In this impressively broad collection, leading historians of monarchy analyze how male partners of female rulers have negotiated their unique roles throughout history.
Political science.
Europe—History.
Sociology.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Social history.
Political Science.
European History.
Gender Studies.
History of Medieval Europe.
Social History.