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Author Monter, E. William, author.

Title The rise of female kings in Europe, 1300-1800 / William Monter
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 271 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Contents Early female sovereigns in global perspective -- Europe's female sovereigns, 1300-1800 : an overview -- Difficult beginnings : heiresses with crowned husbands, 1300-1550 -- Female regents promote female rule, 1500-1630 -- Husbands finessed : the era of Elizabeth I, 1550-1700 -- Husbands subordinated : the era of Maria Theresa, 1700-1800 -- Ruling without inheriting : Russian empresses -- Female rule after 1800 : constitutions and popular culture
Summary In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental records of Europe's thirty women monarchs-the famous (Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great) as well as the obscure (Charlotte of Cyprus, Isabel Clara Eugenia of the Netherlands)-describing how each of them achieved sovereign authority, wielded it, and (more often than men) abandoned it. Monter argues that Europe's female kings, who ruled by divine right, experienced no significant political opposition despite their gender
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Queens -- Europe -- History
Empresses -- Europe -- History
Women -- Political activity -- Europe -- History
Monarchy -- Europe -- History
Inheritance and succession -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
HISTORY -- Renaissance.
Europe -- Kings and rulers.
Queens -- History. -- Europe.
Empresses -- History. -- Europe.
Women -- Political activity -- History. -- Europe.
Monarchy -- History. -- Europe.
Inheritance and succession -- Political aspects -- History. -- Europe.
Empresses
Inheritance and succession -- Political aspects
Kings and rulers
Monarchy
Politics and government
Queens
Women -- Political activity
Herrscherin
Herrscherin.
Königin.
Drottningar -- regenter -- historia -- Europa -- medeltiden -- nya tiden.
Arvsrätt.
Statsvetenskap.
Queens -- rulers -- Europe -- History -- Middle Ages -- Modern Age.
Inheritance rights.
Political science.
Härskare -- historia -- Europa.
Kungar -- historia -- Europa.
Kejsarinnor -- historia -- Europa.
Drottningar -- historia -- Europa.
Kvinnor -- politisk aktivitet -- historia -- Europa.
Monarki -- historia -- Europa.
Herrscherin.
SUBJECT Europe -- Kings and rulers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045731
Europe -- Politics and government -- 476-1492. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045734
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1492-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045736
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1789. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045740
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045742
Subject Europe -- Politics and government -- 476-1492.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1492-1648.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1789.
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815.
Europe
Europa
Europa.
Europa -- politik och förvaltning -- historia.
Europa.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011014263
ISBN 9780300178074
0300178077
9786613426017
6613426016