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The Man behind the Queen

Male Consorts in History

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Editors:
  1. Charles Beem

    1. University of North Carolina, Pembroke, USA

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  2. Miles Taylor

    1. Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK

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Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: The Man behind the Queen

    • Charles Beem, Miles Taylor
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Kings Consort of Navarre: 1284–1512

    • Elena Crislyn Woodacre
    Pages 11-31

  4. Ferdinand the Catholic: King and Consort

    • David Abulafia
    Pages 33-53

  5. “He to Be Intituled Kinge”: King Philip of England and the Anglo-Spanish Court

    • Sarah Duncan
    Pages 55-80

  6. Why Prince George of Denmark Did Not Become a King of England

    • Charles Beem
    Pages 81-91

  7. From Ruler in the Shadows to Shadow King: Frederick I of Sweden

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 93-102

  8. Count Ernst Johann Bühren and the Russian Court of Anna Ioannovna

    • Michael Bitter
    Pages 103-123

  9. Francis Stephen of Lorraine (Emperor Francis I, 1745–65), Consort of Maria Theresa, Ruler of the Austrian Monarchy from 1740

    • Derek Beales
    Pages 125-143

  10. Prince Albert: The Creative Consort

    • Karina Urbach
    Pages 145-155

  11. Commemorating the Consort in Colonial Bombay

    • Simin Patel
    Pages 157-162

  12. Ferdinand II of Portugal: A Conciliatory King in an Age of Turmoil

    • Daniel Alves
    Pages 163-175

  13. Gaston d’Orléans, Comte d’Eu: Prince Consort to Princess Isabel of Brazil

    • Roderick Barman
    Pages 177-183

  14. The Rise and Fall of Siddiq Hasan, Male Consort of Shah Jahan of Bhopal

    • Caroline Keen
    Pages 185-204

  15. Royalty, Rank, and Masculinity: Three Dutch Princes Consort in the Twentieth Century

    • Maria Grever, Jeroen van Zanten
    Pages 205-222

  16. Prince Philip: Sportsman and Youth Leader

    • Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska
    Pages 223-239

  17. The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark’s Struggle for Recognition

    • Trond Norén Isaksen
    Pages 241-260

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 261-264
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Pembroke, USA

    Charles Beem

  • Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK

    Miles Taylor

About the editors

David Abulafia, Cambridge University, UK Daniel Alves, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal Roderick Barman, University of British Columbia, Canada Derek Beales, Cambridge University, UK Michael Bitter, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, USA Sarah Duncan, Spring Hill College, USA Maria Grever, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Trond Norén Isaksen, independent historian Caroline Keen, SOAS, UK Simin Patel, University of Oxford, UK Fabian Persson, Linnaeus University, Sweden Karina Urbach, University of Munich, Germany Elena Crislyn Woodacre, Bath Spa University, UK Jeroen Van Zanten, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

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