Fit for a king? The gendered emotional performances of Catherine deMedici as Dauphine of France, 1536-1547
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Broomhall, Susan. (2017). Fit for a king? The gendered emotional performances of Catherine deMedici as Dauphine of France, 1536-1547. In In Schutte, Valerie (Ed.). Unexpected heirs in Early Modern Europe : Potential kings and queens pp. 85-109 Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55294-1_5
Authors | Broomhall, Susan |
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Editors | Schutte, Valerie |
Abstract | This essay explores the early years of marriage of Catherine de Medici , queen consort of Henry II of France , at the French court. Henry’s unexpected rise to become heir to the French throne changed her political position and shaped a number of the significant new pressures upon her. This chapter analyzes Catherine’s action in word and deed at this period through the lens of performativity extended into scholarly considerations of emotions, to demonstrate how Catherine employed gendered affective display and emotional rhetoric to situate herself as a viable dauphine and potential queen consort for Henry, at a period in which her position at court and within the Valois dynasty was fundamentally at stake. |
Page range | 85-109 |
Year | 2017 |
Book title | Unexpected heirs in Early Modern Europe : Potential kings and queens |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place of publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Series | Queenship and power |
ISBN | 9783319552934 |
9783319552941 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55294-1_5 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
2017 | |
Online | 24 Oct 2017 |
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/8wy37/fit-for-a-king-the-gendered-emotional-performances-of-catherine-demedici-as-dauphine-of-france-1536-1547
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