Between risk and necessity: pregnancy, childbirth and cult to the Virgin in the feminine sphere of the Alcázar of Madrid (17th Century)

Authors

  • María Cruz de Carlos Varona Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v13i2.2999

Keywords:

Pregnancy and childbirth, Cult to the Virgin, Alcázar of Madrid, 17th Century, Margarita de Austria, Isabel de Borbón, Oratory of the Queen

Abstract

This article analyses the significant moment that, for the Catholic Monarchy of the Early Modern period, supposed the birth of heirs. A moment in which the scientific knowledge of physicians and midwives converged with the seek of divine help, by means of certain Marian devotions and relics associated with the queen’s successful pregnancy and delivery. In this article, I explore the world of childbirth at the former Alcázar of Madrid, together with some key devotions for its feminine community in the first half of Seventeenth Century.

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Published

2006-12-01

How to Cite

Carlos Varona, M. C. de. (2006). Between risk and necessity: pregnancy, childbirth and cult to the Virgin in the feminine sphere of the Alcázar of Madrid (17th Century). Arenal. Revista De Historia De Las Mujeres, 13(2), 163–290. https://doi.org/10.30827/arenal.v13i2.2999