Forming Aristocracy
The Reconfiguration of Europe's Nobilities, 1300?1750
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 30 April 2026
- ISBN 9780199274598
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages720 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 32 page colour plate section 700
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Short description:
The deeds and misdeeds of aristocrats, past and present, never lose their appeal, whether on screen or in real life. But who are they, and why do they matter? This ground-breaking book explores the origins and development of early-modern elites, revealing the similarities between the organization and behaviour of leading families all over Europe.
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The deeds (and misdeeds) of aristocrats, past and present, never lose their appeal, whether on our screens or in real life. But who are they, and why do they matter?
Forming Aristocracy is the story of the great aristocratic lineages of Europe: families such as the Salisbury in England, the Campbell in Scotland, the Radziwill in Poland-Lithuania, the Liechtenstein in the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy, the Cond
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Forming Aristocracy
Part I: The Emergence of Aristocracy
Foundations
Identities
Expansion and Consolidation
Service Aristocracies
Aristocratic Consolidation
Part II: The Consolidation of Aristocracy
Family and Household
Succession and Inheritance
Memory and Identity
Resources and Opportunities
Part III: The Public Role of the Aristocracy
An Aristocratic Church
Courts
Warfare
Governance
Coda: The Endurance of Aristocracy, c.1750-1880/1914
