Identities of Catherine de' Medici

Identities of Catherine de' Medici

Broomhall, Susan

Brill

06/2021

394

Dura

Inglês

9789004360822

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction

?1?Scholarly Contexts

?2?Sources

?3?Book Structure



1 Heir: The Medici Legacy

?1?Caterina Maria, Child Bride of the Medici

?2?Feelings for the Medici

?3?Liberality and Dissimulation: Catherine's 'Medici' Emotions

?4?Asserting Rights to Medici Financial Inheritance

?5?Conclusions



2 Partner: The King's Representative

?1?Intimacy with the King

?2?Representing a King

?3?Henri's Everlasting Partner

?4?Conclusions



3 Mother: Raising Son-Kings

?1?Ventriloquising the Father

?2?Bonds of Devotion

?3?A Life of Sacrifice

?4?Conclusions



4 Friend and Ally: Nurturing Daughter-Queens

?1?Intimacy and the Confessions of a Mother

?2?Consorts as Daughters of France

?3?Allies of the Family

?4?A Daughter's Hopes of a Mother

?5?Conclusions



5 Chief Mourner of the Valois: The Exclusivity of Intimacy

?1?Mourning as a Solitary Affliction I: The Widowed Partner of Henri

?2?Mourning as a Solitary Affliction II: The Mother of Deceased Children

?3?Mourning as Motivating Action

?4?Keeper of Memory

?5?Conclusions



6 Carer: Production and Investment as Protection of France

?1?Countess of Clermont

?2?A Demonstrable Practice of Care

?3?The Pride of France

?4?A Charitable Labour of Love

?5?Protection, Investment, and Development of France

?6?Conclusions: Who Cares?



7 Murderer: Histories of Violent Emotions

?1?The Violence of Emotions

?2?Narrating Catherine's Emotions

?3?Conclusions: Speaking for the Queen



8 Spiritual Sister: The Community of Le Murate

?1?Enclosure: A Hostage of the Florentine Government

?2?Providers of Reciprocal Assistance

?3?Community and Memory

?4?Conclusions



Conclusions

Bibliography

?Primary Sources

?Secondary Sources

Index