A bride for the Tsar bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia

"It would be best to marry the daughter of one of his subjects": the origins of the bride-show in Muscovy -- "Without any regard for noble ancestry": picking a bride for the Tsar -- "If you marry a second time, you will have an evil child born to you": bride-shows and M...

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1. Verfasser: Martin, Russell E. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: DeKalb, IL NIU Press 2012
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Zusammenfassung:"It would be best to marry the daughter of one of his subjects": the origins of the bride-show in Muscovy -- "Without any regard for noble ancestry": picking a bride for the Tsar -- "If you marry a second time, you will have an evil child born to you": bride-shows and Muscovite political culture -- "To assuage the melancholy": the many wives of Ivan IV -- "Scheming to be rid of the chosen tsarevna": conflict and conspiracy in the Romanov bride-shows -- "Worthy because the tsar adores you": the last bride-shows and the return of the foreign-born brides.
Beschreibung:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 380 Seiten
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23 cm
ISBN:0875804489
0-87580-448-9
9780875804484
978-0-87580-448-4