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

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia's tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm's most beautiful young maidens--provided they hailed from the aristocracy--gathered in Moscow, where the tsar's trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Russell, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2012]
Colección:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Temas:
1500-1699
1500-talet.
1600-talet.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Russia > History > 16th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Russia > History > 17th century.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Political aspects > Russia.
Marriage customs and rites > Russia > History > 16th century.
Marriage customs and rites > Russia > History > 17th century.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Aspect politique > Russie.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Marriage customs and rites
Marriages of royalty and nobility
zar.
Eheschließung
Politik
Äktenskap > politik > överklassen > monarki > Ryssland > 1500-talet > 1600-talet.
Bröllop.
Marriage > politics > upper classes > monarchy > Russia > 16th century > 17th century.
Weddings.
Rites et ceremonies du mariage > Aspect politique > Russie > 1500-1800.
Mariages royaux et nobles > Russie > 1500-1800.
Tsarer > historia.
Tsaritsor > historia.
Äktenskap > historia.
Bröllop > historia.
Russia
Russland
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1613-1689.
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1533-1613.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "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.

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