The Dynastic Marriage
Duchhardt, Heinz
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The often-quoted "family of princes" was at no time a truly pan-European network, but represented rather a collection of various marriage circles defined first by – among others – geography, and following the Reformation, confession. Dynastic marital alliances were agents of at least restricted cultural transfer which made itself felt first and foremost at the courts but also influenced the rest of the country. Dynastic marriages often were an important part of foreign policy, bringing new options, changes in position or international stability. The house of Saxe-Coburg will be presented as an example of inter-dynastic networks (inner-dynastic networks can be found in the marriages between the various dynastic lines of the House of Habsburg) which planted its offspring on a surprising number of European thrones after 1800.
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Lisa Landes
Johannes Paulmann
Andrew Smith
2011-08-04
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