The Man Behind The Queen: Male Consorts In History (queenship And Power)

This series brings together monographs, edited volumes, and textbooks from scholars specializing in gender analysis, women's studies, literary interpretation, and cultural, political, constitutional, and diplomatic history. It aims to broaden our understanding of the strategies that queens-both consorts and regnants, as well as female regentspursued in order to wield political power within the structures of male-dominant societies. In addition to works describing European queenship, it also includes books on queenship as it appeared in other parts of the world, such as East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Islamic civilization. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction: The Man behind the Queen....Pages 1-9 The Kings Consort of Navarre: 1284–1512....Pages 11-31 Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort....Pages 33-53 “He to Be Intituled Kinge”: King Philip of England and the Anglo-Spanish Court....Pages 55-80 Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England....Pages 81-91 From Ruler in the Shadows to Shadow King: Frederick I of Sweden....Pages 93-102 Count Ernst Johann Bühren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannovna....Pages 103-123 Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Emperor Francis I, 1745–65), Consort of Maria Theresa, Ruler of the Austrian Monarchy from 1740....Pages 125-143 Prince Albert: The Creative Consort....Pages 145-155 Commemorating the Consort in Colonial Bombay....Pages 157-162 Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliatory King in an Age of Turmoil....Pages 163-175 Gaston d’Orléans, Comte d’Eu: Prince Consort to Princess Isabel of Brazil....Pages 177-183 The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal....Pages 185-204 Royalty, Rank, and Masculinity: Three Dutch Princes Consort in the Twentieth Century....Pages 205-222 Prince Philip: Sportsman and Youth Leader....Pages 223-239 The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark’s Struggle for Recognition....Pages 241-260 Back Matter....Pages 261-264 Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Contributors 12 Introduction: The Man behind the Queen 17 CHAPTER 1 The Kings Consort of Navarre: 1284–1512 26 CHAPTER 2 Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort 47 CHAPTER 3 “He to Be Intituled Kinge”: King Philip of England and the Anglo-Spanish Court 68 CHAPTER 4 Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England 94 CHAPTER 5 From Ruler in the Shadows to Shadow King: Frederick I of Sweden 105 CHAPTER 6 Count Ernst Johann Bühren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannovna 115 CHAPTER 7 Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Emperor Francis I, 1745–65), Consort of Maria Theresa, Ruler of the Austrian Monarchy from 1740 136 CHAPTER 8 Prince Albert: The Creative Consort 155 CHAPTER 9 Commemorating the Consort in Colonial Bombay 166 CHAPTER 10 Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliatory King in an Age of Turmoil 172 CHAPTER 11 Gaston d’Orléans, Comte d’Eu: Prince Consort to Princess Isabel of Brazil 185 CHAPTER 12 The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal 192 CHAPTER 13 Royalty, Rank, and Masculinity: Three Dutch Princes Consort in the Twentieth Century* 212 CHAPTER 14 Prince Philip: Sportsman and Youth Leader 230 CHAPTER 15 The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark’s Struggle for Recognition 247 Index 267 "From the fourteenth-century king consorts of Navarre to the modern European prince consorts of the twentieth century, the male consort has been a peculiar yet recurrent historical figure. In this impressively broad collection of essays on male partners of female monarchical rulers, leading historians of monarchy analyze how consorts have obtained and wielded power, how gender affected their perceived role, what sort of influence they were able to wield and attract politically and at court, how they defined themselves in the male gendered spheres of the arts or war, and more generally, the extent to which they contributed to the changing ideal and reality of royal families and dynasties over the centuries"-- Provided by publisher From The 14th-century King Consorts Of Navarre To The Modern European Prince Consorts Of The 20th Century, The Male Consort Has Been A Peculiar Yet Recurrent Historical Figure. In This Impressively Broad Collection, Leading Historians Of Monarchy Analyze How Male Partners Of Female Rulers Have Negotiated Their Unique Roles Throughout History. Edited By Charles Beem, Miles Taylor.