A constellation of courts : the courts and households of Habsburg Europe, 1555-1665 / edited by René Vermeir, Dries Raeymaekers and José Eloy Hortal Muñoz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"This volume focuses on the various Habsburg courts and households among the two branches of the dynasty that arose following the division of the territories originally held by Charles V. The authors trace the connections between these courtly communities regardless of their standing or composition, exposing the underlying network they formed. By cutting across the traditional division in the historiography between the Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs and also examining the roles played by the courts and households of lesser known members of the dynasty, this volume determines to what degree the organization followed a particular model and to what extent individuals were able to move between courts in pursuit of career opportunities and advancement."--Back cover.

Courts and households of the Habsburg dynasty: history and historiography; The political configuration of the Spanish Monarchy: the court and royal households; The court of Madrid and the courts of the viceroys; The economic foundations of the royal household of the Spanish Habsburgs, 1556-1621; The household of archduke Albert of Austria from his arrival in Madrid 1570-1595; Flemish elites under Philip III's patronage (1598-1621); The 'Spanish Faction' at the court of the archdukes Albert and Isabella.

"Vous estez les premiers vassaux que j'aye et que j'aime le plus." Burgundians in the Brussels courts of the widowed Isabella and of the Cardinal-Infant don Ferdinand (1621-1641)*Anne of Austria, founder of the Val-de-Grâce in Paris; Some reflections on the ceremonial and image of the kings and queens of the House of Habsburg in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; From Graz to Vienna: structures and careers in the Frauenzimmer between 1570 and 1657; The Innsbruck court in the 17th century: identity and ceremonial of a court in flux.

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