The Empress the Queen and the Nun: Women and Power at the Court of Philip III of Spain (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science 116)
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Honorable Mention for the Book Award ifrom the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women In the early seventeenth-century when Spanish interests often competed with those of the House of Austria three women in the court of Philip III of SpainEmpress Mara Philips grandmother; Margaret of Austria Philips wife; and Margaret of the Cross Philips auntworked behind the scenes to win favor for the causes of the Austrian Habsburgs. In The Empress the Queen and the Nun historian Magdalena Snchez offers an intriguing examination of the political power wielded by these three women. Snchez examines the ways that women used religious piety childbearing illnesses such as melancholy and marriage arrangements to sway political decisions. They employed distinct strategies and languages at informal occasions such as meals masquerade celebrations and religious ceremonies to influence the political scene. By incorporating women into informal political networks this work breaks new ground in the study of early modern European politics.
