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Royal Heirs: Succession and the Future of Monarchy in Nineteenth-Century Europe

By Frank Lorenz Muller

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
1316512916, 9781316512913
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6932866 bytes)
Pages
364\365
Topic
History
Time added
2023-01-20 13:02:53

Description

Against the odds, monarchies flourished in nineteenth-century Europe. In an era marked by dramatic change and revolutionary upheaval, Europe's monarchies experienced an unexpected late flowering. Royal Heirs focuses on the roles and personalities of the heirs to the throne from more than a dozen different dynasties that ruled the continent between the French Revolution and the end of the First World War. The book explores how these individuals contributed to the remarkable survival of the crowns they were born to wear. Constitutions, family relationships, education, politics, the media, the need to generate 'soft power' and the militarisation of monarchy all shaped the lives of princes and princesses while they were playing their part to embody and secure the future of monarchy. Ranging from Norway to Spain and from Greece to Britain, Royal Heirs not only paints a vivid picture of a monarchical age, but also explores how such disparate monarchies succeeded in adapting to change and defending their position.

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