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Fit for a king? The gendered emotional performances of Catherine deMedici as Dauphine of France, 1536-1547
Broomhall, Susan
Broomhall, Susan
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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.
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2017
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Unexpected heirs in Early Modern Europe : Potential kings and queens
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85-109
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Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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