The Pillars of Dynasty: Women, Marriage Diplomacy, and the Habsburg Dynastic Network, 1567–1570

During the late 1560s, Philip II of Spain worked closely with an international network of three female relatives—Catherine of Austria, Maria of Austria, and Juana of Austria—to preserve and strengthen the Habsburg sphere of influence. With their support, he managed to secure a hegemonic grip over th...

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Auteur principal: Roddy, Daniel E. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2023
Dans: The sixteenth century journal
Année: 2023, Volume: 54, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 3-21
RelBib Classification:KBA Europe de l'Ouest
KBH Péninsule Ibérique
NCF Éthique sexuelle
TJ Époque moderne
ZC Politique en général
Sujets non-standardisés:B CATARINA, Queen, consort of John III, King of Portugal, 1507-1578
B PHILIP II, King of Spain, 1527-1598
B Habsburg, House of
B JUANA, de Austria, Princess of Portugal, 1535-1573
B KINGS & rulers
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Résumé:During the late 1560s, Philip II of Spain worked closely with an international network of three female relatives—Catherine of Austria, Maria of Austria, and Juana of Austria—to preserve and strengthen the Habsburg sphere of influence. With their support, he managed to secure a hegemonic grip over the marriage market and initiate different negotiations entangling Madrid, Vienna, Lisbon, and Paris. This article analyzes their pattern of collaboration to better understand how family members coordinated their diplomatic efforts and harmonized their response to abrupt changes in dynastic policy. In doing so, marriage diplomacy emerges as a protracted, volatile, and gendered process where both failure and success encouraged network cohesion and perpetuated Habsburg dominance over the European dynastic system.
ISSN:2326-0726
Contient:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/727952