Counsel as performative practice of power in Catherine de’ Medici’s early regencies
Book chapter
Broomhall, Susan. (2018). Counsel as performative practice of power in Catherine de’ Medici’s early regencies. In In Matheson-Pollock, Helen, Paul, Joanne and Fletcher, Catherine (Ed.). Queenship and counsel in Early Modern Europe pp. 135-159 Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76974-5_7
Authors | Broomhall, Susan |
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Editors | Matheson-Pollock, Helen, Paul, Joanne and Fletcher, Catherine |
Abstract | This chapter explores how Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henri II of France, first began to negotiate authority as a regent through her correspondence. Traditionally, historians have suggested Catherine wielded no power during her husband’s reign and that her first regencies were no more than nominal positions. However, a closer examination of her role suggests that Catherine obtained increasing control over the regency council and ability to make decisions in her own right. In her extensive communications, Catherine articulated how she planned to govern and encouraged Henri’s councillors to follow her counsel. Moreover, her assertion of authority created the possibility of offering ongoing advice to her husband after the conclusion of her discrete periods of regency. Susan Broomhall argues that we can discern epistolary strategies and rhetorical formulations that would operate throughout her political life. |
Keywords | montmorency; Queen Consort; submissive tone; bourbon; vous prie |
Page range | 135-159 |
Year | 2018 |
Book title | Queenship and counsel in Early Modern Europe |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Series | Queenship and power |
ISBN | 9783319769738 |
9783319769745 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76974-5_7 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
2018 | |
Online | 17 Jul 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Nov 2021 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/FT130100070 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8wy2z/counsel-as-performative-practice-of-power-in-catherine-de-medici-s-early-regencies
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