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The Heirs to the Savoia Throne and the Construction of ‘Italianità’, 1860-1900
This book explores the evolution of the role of the heirs to the throne of Italy between 1860 and 1900. It focuses on the future kings Umberto I (1844-1900) and Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947), and their respective spouses, Margherita of Savoia (1851-1926) and Elena of Montenegro (1873-1952). It sheds light on the soft power the Italian royals were attempting to generate, by identifying and examining four specific areas of monarchical activity: firstly, the heirs’ public role and the manner in which they attempted to craft an Italian identity through a process of self-presentation; secondly, the national, royal, linguistic and military education of the heirs; thirdly, the promotion of a family-centred dynasty deploying both male and female elements in the public realm; and finally the readiness to embrace different modes of mobility in the construction of italianità. By analysing the growing importance of the royal heirs and their performance on the public stage in post-Risorgimento Italy, this study investigates the attempted construction of a cohesive national identity through the crown and, more specifically, the heirs to the throne.
Royal Heirs
Illuminates the role played by the heirs to the throne in the survival of monarchy in nineteenth-century Europe.
Raising Heirs to the Throne in Nineteenth-Century Spain
This book analyses royal education in nineteenth-century, constitutional Spain. Its main subjects are Isabel II (1830- 1904), Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) during their time as monarchs-in-waiting. Their upbringing was considered an opportunity to shape the future of Spain, reflected the political struggles that emerged during the construction of a liberal state, and allowed for the modernisation of the monarchy. The education of heirs to the throne was taken seriously by contemporaries and assumed wider political, social and cultural significance. This volume is structured around three powerful groups which showed an active interest, influenced, and significantly shaped royal education: the court, the military, and the public. It throws new light on the position of the Spanish monarchy in the constitutional state, its ability to adapt to social, political, and cultural change, and its varied sources of legitimacy, power, and attraction.
Royal Heirs and the Uses of Soft Power in Nineteenth-Century Europe
This volume brings together a fascinating selection of studies exploring the soft power tools used by heirs to the throne in order to enhance the communication of monarchies with their audiences during the nineteenth-century. How we perceive royals and their dynasties today – as families, as celebrities, as charitable figureheads of society or as superfluous relics of a bygone age – has deep roots in the monarchical cultures of nineteenth-century Europe. By focusing on the role played by heirs to the throne, this volume offers an original perspective on the ability of monarchies to persuade sceptical audiences, nourish positive emotions and thereby strengthen the position of each dynasty within its respective nation. Using examples from Britain, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Norway and Prussia, an international team of experts analyzes and explains the development of the very soft power tools which are still being used by Ruling Houses today.
Royal Heirs in Imperial Germany
This book explores the development and viability of Germany’s sub-national monarchies in the decades before their sudden demise in 1918. It does so by focusing on the men who turned out to be the last ones to inherit the crowns of the country’s three smaller kingdoms: Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Prince Friedrich August of Saxony and Prince Wilhelm of Württemberg. Imperial Germany was not a monolithic block, but a motley federation of more than twenty allied regional monarchies, headed by the Kaiser. When the German Reich became a republic at the end of the First World War, all of these kings, grand dukes, dukes and princes were swept away within a fortnight. By examining the lives, experiences and functions of these three men as heirs to the throne during the decades when they prepared themselves for their predestined role as king, this study investigates what the future of the German model of constitutional monarchy looked like before it was so abruptly discarded.
The World of Children
In an era of rapidly increasing technological advances and international exchange, how did young people come to understand the world beyond their doorsteps? Focusing on Germany through the lens of the history of knowledge, this collection explores various media for children—from textbooks, adventure stories, and other literature to board games, museums, and cultural events—to probe what they aimed to teach young people about different cultures and world regions. These multifaceted contributions from specialists in historical, literary, and cultural studies delve into the ways that children absorbed, combined, and adapted notions of the world.
Die Thronfolger
Habsburger, Hohenzollern, Bourbonen & Co.: Wie die großen Dynastien Europa prägten Die Tage der Monarchie in Europa schienen gezählt, als der Henker an einem Januartag des Jahres 1793 der jubelnden Menge das abgetrennte Haupt von Ludwig XVI. entgegenstreckte. Trotz aller Revolution trat jedoch das Gegenteil ein: Kaiser, Könige und Fürsten sollten das 19. Jahrhundert prägen und ihr Amt vielerorts mit Glanz, Geschick und Erfolg ausüben. In seinem wunderbar erzählten Geschichtspanorama zeigt uns Frank Lorenz Müller, warum das so war. Im Zentrum stehen dabei die Persönlichkeiten und Schicksale der Thronfolger – denn sie waren es, die alle Erwartungen, Hoffnungen, Träume auf sich vereinten und somit im doppelten Sinne für das Überleben der Monarchie sorgten.
Eu Te Contei?
Sou arquiteto, descendente de imigrantes italianos, tenho 70 anos, experimentador de tantas aventuras e observador de tudo o que acontece ao meu redor. De muito tempo que escrevo crônicas e até cartas para mim mesmo. Gosto da dinâmica das crônicas, rápidas, concisas e muitas vezes divertidas, por isso achei que tornaria a leitura do meu livro mais leve e fácil. Decidi escrever esse livro para registrar tantos e tantos fatos que eu vi e vivi e que creio serem uma âncora na memória de tantos leitores.
