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Dynastic Marriage Spheres in Early Modern Europe : A Comparison of the Danish Oldenburgs and Three Houses of the Empire

Gustafsson, Harald LU (2023) In Early Modern Court Studies p.187-216
Abstract
Princely marriages are here seen as a key component in dynasty formation and dynasty securing. The marriages of the Danish royal house and three houses of the Empire are studied for the period c. 1530–1700. Most of them took place within what can be labelled a Scandinavian-German-Lutheran marriage sphere. It was a highly hierarchized sphere with little contact between top (royal and electoral houses) and bottom (comital houses). The will of a princely couple to let their of fspring continue to lead their lives at an appropriate status level, or a higher if possible, together with confessional considerations, seems to explain more of the marriage pattern than purely political considerations.
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dynasty formation, marriage spheres, early modern, Denmark, Holy Roman Empire
host publication
Dynasties and State Formation in Early Modern Europe
series title
Early Modern Court Studies
editor
Geevers, Liesbeth and Gustafsson, Harald
pages
30 pages
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Amsterdam University Press
ISBN
978 90 4855 403 4
9789463728751
language
English
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yes
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cfd151f7-b8e7-40ce-8c86-fb77ca393449
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https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/62223/9789048554034.pdf#page=188
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  author       = {{Gustafsson, Harald}},
  booktitle    = {{Dynasties and State Formation in Early Modern Europe}},
  editor       = {{Geevers, Liesbeth and Gustafsson, Harald}},
  isbn         = {{978 90 4855 403 4}},
  keywords     = {{dynasty formation; marriage spheres; early modern; Denmark; Holy Roman Empire}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{187--216}},
  publisher    = {{Amsterdam University Press}},
  series       = {{Early Modern Court Studies}},
  title        = {{Dynastic Marriage Spheres in Early Modern Europe : A Comparison of the Danish Oldenburgs and Three Houses of the Empire}},
  url          = {{https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/62223/9789048554034.pdf#page=188}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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