The Charmed Circle : Joseph II and the 'Five Princesses,' 1765-1790 /

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"In late eighteenth-century Vienna, a remarkable coterie of five aristocratic women, popularly known as the 'five princesses, ' achieved social preeminence and acclaim as close associates of the reforming Habsburg Emperor Joseph II. They were Princess Maria Josepha Clary; Princess Mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gates-Coon, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Joseph > II, > Holy Roman Emperor, > 1741-1790.
Joseph > II, > Holy Roman Emperor, > 1741-1790 > Friends and associates.
Women.
Princesses.
Manners and customs.
Friendship.
Courts and courtiers.
Aristocracy (Social class)
HISTORY > Europe > Eastern.
HISTORY > Modern > 19th Century.
HISTORY > Europe > Austria & Hungary.
Femmes > Autriche > Vienne > Correspondance.
Princesses > Autriche > Vienne > Correspondance.
Princesses > Autriche > Vienne > Biographies.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Austria > Vienna > History > 18th century.
Women > Austria > Vienna > Correspondence.
Princesses > Austria > Vienna > Correspondence.
Princesses > Austria > Vienna > Biography.
Austria > Vienna.
Austria.
Autriche > Histoire > 1740-1789.
Austria > History > 1740-1789.
Vienna (Austria) > Social life and customs > 18th century.
Austria > Court and courtiers > Biography.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Aristocrats : Ancestry and Posterity
  • Court and Society
  • Origins of la societe
  • 1765-1780 : the Damenkreis during the Coregency
  • 1780-1790 : Politics under Joseph II's Sole Rulership
  • Joseph II's Foreign Policy and the End of an Era.

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