The Queen’s House in the age of Isabel de Valois

Authors

  • Margarita García Barranco Dpto. de Antropología y Trabajo Social. Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/cn.v0i29.1998

Keywords:

Queen’s house, Gender, Historical anthropology, Royal etiquette, Domestic service, Life in the court, Princess’ house

Abstract

In Early Modem Spain, the wide number of people who served to the royal persons were part of “the Royal House”. In the Royal House, we find two parallel institutions till the XVIIIth century: the King’s house and the Queen’s house. Both of them have not been studied sufficiently till the present moment. Through the analysis of the house of Isabel de Valois (1546-1568), together with other aspects of life in the Spanish court (as the royal etiquette), we can see the role that play social groups near the Queen; as well as the kind of relationship between the Queen and her servants. Making a profound study of Spanish Royal House’s ceremonial and etiquette, and the bakground and organization of Queen’s house, we are able to see the significance of this institution for the monarchy in the modem times, and as a way of control of the political and symbolic roles of Spanish queens.

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How to Cite

García Barranco, M. The Queen’s House in the age of Isabel de Valois. Chronica Nova. Revista De Historia Moderna De La Universidad De Granada, (29), 85–107. https://doi.org/10.30827/cn.v0i29.1998

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