Dynasty in motion : wedding journeys in late medieval and early modern Europe /

"Bringing together a variety of evidence, such as princely correspondence, travelogues, financial accounts, chronicles, chivalric or Renaissance poems, this book examines marital travels of princely brides and grooms on a comparative trans-European scale. This book argues that these journeys we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pastrnak, Patrik (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2023.
Series:	Themes in medieval and early modern history
Subjects:	Marriages of royalty and nobility > Europe > History. Europe > Kings and rulers > Travel > History. Europe > Courts and courtiers > Travel > History. Royal houses > Europe > History. Monarchy > Europe > History. Voyages and travels > History. Kings and rulers > Travel. Marriages of royalty and nobility. Monarchy. Royal houses. Voyages and travels. Europe. History.

Table of Contents:

List of figures
List of maps
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on terminology, titles, personal names, and geographical locations
Introduction
How to convey a bride or groom? ways and means
'Quite inappropriate to let such a lady travel alone' entourage
'Her Highness was greeted in every place of this country' festival and ceremony
'Forget your people and your father's house!' ritual transition
'The occasion of this sort presents itself rarely' princess's power and agency on the way
'Now, the day has come, about which I have learned from histories' memory and praise
Conclusion
Appendix 1 Maps
Appendix 2 Glossary of prince(sse)s and journeys
Bibliography.