Imperial and Royal Child Brides in Byzantium and Beyond

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This book focuses on the Byzantine court in Constantinople and the young females (aged fourteen or younger) who married into the royal and imperial households of Byzantium and medieval Europe to eventually become queens or empresses. Some married within their own culture, while many travelled hundreds of miles from their homes to encounter new customs, languages, and sometimes religion.Covering the period from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries, this survey addresses a range of neglected areas of study: the crucial importance of children in society in general; the key responsibilities laid on girls and the vital roles of female children in building alliances; and the promotion of political and religious agendas. It addresses both history and art, with evidence drawn from historical sources, religious foundations, manuscripts, wall paintings, ivories, and metalwork.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-12-31
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCARMEN Visual and Material Cultures
Antal sidor244
FörlagArc Humanities Press
ISBN9781802702712

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List of IllustrationsAbbreviationsA Note on Spellings, Transliteration, and NamesAcknowledgementsIntroduction. Child Brides, a PerspectiveChapter 1. Peacemakers, Underage Rulers, and Imperial CoupsChapter 2. Mothers-in-Law and Unexpected Roles in the Holy Roman Empire and in GeorgiaChapter 3. Georgian and Byzantine Female Power in the Doukan and Komnenian CourtsChapter 4. Queens of Jerusalem, and French and Hungarian EmpressesChapter 5. A Palaiologan Court, Hungarian and Italian Brides, and a Serbian SacrificeChapter 6. Aristocratic Rivalry, Interfaith Marriages, a Bulgarian Bride, and a Girl from MoscowConclusionsAppendix. A Note on the SourcesBibliographyIndex