Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court /
Cockram, Sarah D. P.,
Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court / Sarah D.P. Cockram. - 1 online resource (275 pages) - Women and Gender in the Early Modern World . - Women and gender in the early modern world. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Usage; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Photograph Credits; Introduction; 1. Letters and Lies; 2. Power Sharing; 3. The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority; 4. Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks: Divided Fronts in the Court Environment; 5. International Diplomacy: The Borgia Menace; 6. Overcoming Tension and Troubles; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collaboration and double-dealing. She reveals sharing of authority; behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; epistolary practices and dissimulation; network-building; sexual politics and seduction; court rivalries; Machiavellian intrigues and assassinations.
English.
9781409448327 (electronic bk.) 1409448320 (electronic bk.) 1299830102 9781299830103 1409448312 (Cloth) 9781409448310 (Cloth) 1317112717 9781317112716
514261 MIL
Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519
Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539
1268-1559
Renaissance--Italy--Biography.
Nobility--Italy--Biography.
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Italy
Renaissance--Italie--Biographies.
HISTORY--Europe--Italy.
Kings and rulers.
Nobility.
Politics and government
Power (Social sciences)
Renaissance.
Mantua (Duchy)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Mantua (Duchy)--History.
Italy--History--1492-1559.
Italy--Politics and government--1268-1559.
Italy--History--1492-1559--Sources.
Italie--Histoire--1492-1559.
Italie--Politique et gouvernement--1268-1559.
Italie--Histoire--1492-1559--Sources.
Italy--Mantua.
Italy.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Sources.
DG540.8.I7 / C62 2013
945.281060922
Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga : power sharing at the Italian Renaissance Court / Sarah D.P. Cockram. - 1 online resource (275 pages) - Women and Gender in the Early Modern World . - Women and gender in the early modern world. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Usage; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Photograph Credits; Introduction; 1. Letters and Lies; 2. Power Sharing; 3. The Elimination of Threats to the Marchesa's Authority; 4. Disgruntled Diplomats and Scissor Attacks: Divided Fronts in the Court Environment; 5. International Diplomacy: The Borgia Menace; 6. Overcoming Tension and Troubles; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
In this first full length scholarly study of Isabella d'Este and Francesco Gonzaga, Sarah Cockram casts new light on a long misunderstood relationship and shows the couple's strategic teamwork in action. Drawing on largely unpublished archival material, she illuminates tactics of collaboration and double-dealing. She reveals sharing of authority; behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity; epistolary practices and dissimulation; network-building; sexual politics and seduction; court rivalries; Machiavellian intrigues and assassinations.
English.
9781409448327 (electronic bk.) 1409448320 (electronic bk.) 1299830102 9781299830103 1409448312 (Cloth) 9781409448310 (Cloth) 1317112717 9781317112716
514261 MIL
Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519.
Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1466-1519
Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539
1268-1559
Renaissance--Italy--Biography.
Nobility--Italy--Biography.
Power (Social sciences)--History.--Italy
Renaissance--Italie--Biographies.
HISTORY--Europe--Italy.
Kings and rulers.
Nobility.
Politics and government
Power (Social sciences)
Renaissance.
Mantua (Duchy)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Mantua (Duchy)--History.
Italy--History--1492-1559.
Italy--Politics and government--1268-1559.
Italy--History--1492-1559--Sources.
Italie--Histoire--1492-1559.
Italie--Politique et gouvernement--1268-1559.
Italie--Histoire--1492-1559--Sources.
Italy--Mantua.
Italy.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Sources.
DG540.8.I7 / C62 2013
945.281060922