Succession to the throne in early modern Russia : the transfer of power, 1450-1725 /
In the medieval and early modern West succession to the throne of monarchs proceeded by primogeniture, with some explicit legal basis. In medieval Russia political theory as such did not exist. Monarchy was understood in the context of Orthodoxy. The main form of discussion was in texts that provide...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In the medieval and early modern West succession to the throne of monarchs proceeded by primogeniture, with some explicit legal basis. In medieval Russia political theory as such did not exist. Monarchy was understood in the context of Orthodoxy. The main form of discussion was in texts that provided images of good and bad monarchs, primarily chronicles, world histories and the lives of saintly princes. In Russia succession was frequently collateral, a system that caused many disputes until the middle of the fifteenth century. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 397 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-381) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108479349 1108479340 9781108749688 1108749682 |