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Aspiration, representation and memory : the Guise in Europe, 1506-1688, edited by Jessica Munns, Penny Richards, Jonathan Spangler

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Exploiting the turbulence and strife of sixteenth-century France, the House of Guise arose from a provincial power base to establish themselves as dominant political players in France and indeed Europe, marrying within royal and princely circles and occupying the most important ecclesiastical and military positions. Propelled by ambitions derived from their position as cadets of a minor sovereign house, they represent a cadre of early modern elites who are difficult to categorise neatly: neither fully sovereign princes nor fully subject nobility. They might have spent most of their time in one state, France, but their interests were always trans-national; contested spaces far from the major centres of monarchical power from the Ardennes to the Italian peninsula were frequent theatres of activity for semi-sovereign border families such as the Lorraine-Guise. This nexus of activity, and the interplay between princely status and representation, is the subject of this book. The essays in this collection approach Guise aims, ambitions and self-fashioning using this trans-national dimension as context: their desire for increased royal (rather than merely princely) power and prestige, and the use of representation (visual and literary) in order to achieve it. Guise claims to thrones and territories from Jerusalem to Naples are explored, alongside the Guise dream of Italy, with in-depth studies of Henry of Lorraine, fifth Duke of Guise, and his attempts in the mid-seventeenth century to gain a throne in Naples. The combination of the violence and drama of their lives at the centres of European power and their adroit use of publicity ensured that versions of their strongly delineated images were appropriated by chroniclers, playwrights and artists, in which they sometimes featured as they would have wished, as heroes and heroines, frequently as villains, and ultimately as characters in the narratives of national heritage.--
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eng
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xi, 201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
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  • Introduction: The context of a dream, Jonathan Spangler, Penny Richards and Jessica Munns; The Guise and the two Jerusalems: Joinville's Vie de saint Louis and an early modern family's medievalism, Robert S. Sturges; The Guise 'Italianised'? The role of Italian merchants, intermediaries and experts in ducal consumption in the 16th century, Marjorie Meiss-Even; Political uses of reputation and celebrity in the 17th century: the case of Henri de Lorraine, fifth Duke of Guise, Michèle Benaiteau; 'Magnificence reigned': Anthony Van Dyck's portrait of Henri II de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, David A.H.B. Taylor; Dreaming of the crown: political discourses and other sources relating to the Duke of Guise in Naples (1647-48 and 1654), Silvana D'Alessio; Mother knows best: the Dowager Duchess of Guise, a son's ambitions, and the regencies of Marie de Medici and Anne of Austria, Jonathan Spangler; Parthenope's call: the Duke of Guise's return to Naples in 1654, Charles Gregory; Warriors of God: history, heritage and the reputation of the Guise, Penny Richards; Channel crossing: the Guise in British drama, Jessica Munns; Index
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9781472419347
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Aspiration, representation and memory : the Guise in Europe, 1506-1688
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Aspiration, representation and memory
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the Guise in Europe, 1506-1688
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edited by Jessica Munns, Penny Richards, Jonathan Spangler
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eng
Summary
Exploiting the turbulence and strife of sixteenth-century France, the House of Guise arose from a provincial power base to establish themselves as dominant political players in France and indeed Europe, marrying within royal and princely circles and occupying the most important ecclesiastical and military positions. Propelled by ambitions derived from their position as cadets of a minor sovereign house, they represent a cadre of early modern elites who are difficult to categorise neatly: neither fully sovereign princes nor fully subject nobility. They might have spent most of their time in one state, France, but their interests were always trans-national; contested spaces far from the major centres of monarchical power from the Ardennes to the Italian peninsula were frequent theatres of activity for semi-sovereign border families such as the Lorraine-Guise. This nexus of activity, and the interplay between princely status and representation, is the subject of this book. The essays in this collection approach Guise aims, ambitions and self-fashioning using this trans-national dimension as context: their desire for increased royal (rather than merely princely) power and prestige, and the use of representation (visual and literary) in order to achieve it. Guise claims to thrones and territories from Jerusalem to Naples are explored, alongside the Guise dream of Italy, with in-depth studies of Henry of Lorraine, fifth Duke of Guise, and his attempts in the mid-seventeenth century to gain a throne in Naples. The combination of the violence and drama of their lives at the centres of European power and their adroit use of publicity ensured that versions of their strongly delineated images were appropriated by chroniclers, playwrights and artists, in which they sometimes featured as they would have wished, as heroes and heroines, frequently as villains, and ultimately as characters in the narratives of national heritage.--
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1949-
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Munns, Jessica
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  • 1946-
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  • Richards, Penny
  • Spangler, Jonathan
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  • Guise, House of
  • Nobility
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  • France
  • France
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Aspiration, representation and memory : the Guise in Europe, 1506-1688, edited by Jessica Munns, Penny Richards, Jonathan Spangler
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier.
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text
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Contents
Introduction: The context of a dream, Jonathan Spangler, Penny Richards and Jessica Munns; The Guise and the two Jerusalems: Joinville's Vie de saint Louis and an early modern family's medievalism, Robert S. Sturges; The Guise 'Italianised'? The role of Italian merchants, intermediaries and experts in ducal consumption in the 16th century, Marjorie Meiss-Even; Political uses of reputation and celebrity in the 17th century: the case of Henri de Lorraine, fifth Duke of Guise, Michèle Benaiteau; 'Magnificence reigned': Anthony Van Dyck's portrait of Henri II de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, David A.H.B. Taylor; Dreaming of the crown: political discourses and other sources relating to the Duke of Guise in Naples (1647-48 and 1654), Silvana D'Alessio; Mother knows best: the Dowager Duchess of Guise, a son's ambitions, and the regencies of Marie de Medici and Anne of Austria, Jonathan Spangler; Parthenope's call: the Duke of Guise's return to Naples in 1654, Charles Gregory; Warriors of God: history, heritage and the reputation of the Guise, Penny Richards; Channel crossing: the Guise in British drama, Jessica Munns; Index
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FIEb17690067
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xi, 201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781472419347
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unmediated
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rdamedia.
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colour illustrations
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  • (Uk)017037908
  • (OCoLC)900031326
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Aspiration, representation and memory : the Guise in Europe, 1506-1688, edited by Jessica Munns, Penny Richards, Jonathan Spangler
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Introduction: The context of a dream, Jonathan Spangler, Penny Richards and Jessica Munns; The Guise and the two Jerusalems: Joinville's Vie de saint Louis and an early modern family's medievalism, Robert S. Sturges; The Guise 'Italianised'? The role of Italian merchants, intermediaries and experts in ducal consumption in the 16th century, Marjorie Meiss-Even; Political uses of reputation and celebrity in the 17th century: the case of Henri de Lorraine, fifth Duke of Guise, Michèle Benaiteau; 'Magnificence reigned': Anthony Van Dyck's portrait of Henri II de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, David A.H.B. Taylor; Dreaming of the crown: political discourses and other sources relating to the Duke of Guise in Naples (1647-48 and 1654), Silvana D'Alessio; Mother knows best: the Dowager Duchess of Guise, a son's ambitions, and the regencies of Marie de Medici and Anne of Austria, Jonathan Spangler; Parthenope's call: the Duke of Guise's return to Naples in 1654, Charles Gregory; Warriors of God: history, heritage and the reputation of the Guise, Penny Richards; Channel crossing: the Guise in British drama, Jessica Munns; Index
Control code
FIEb17690067
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xi, 201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781472419347
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
colour illustrations
System control number
  • (Uk)017037908
  • (OCoLC)900031326

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