Disciplines
Other Humanities (35%); History, Archaeology (35%); Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (10%); Sociology (20%)
Keywords
Early Modern Period,
Habsburg History,
Gender History,
New History of Diplomacy,
Cultural History of Politics,
Empress Maria of Austria (1528-1603)
Abstract
Dynasty and power were indissolubly connected to each other in early modern times. Princesses,
queens and empresses were therefore deeply involved in political and diplomatic matters and far
from being exclusively restricted to internal domestic and family affairs. The project Habsburg
Women in Early Modern Dynastic Politics and Diplomacy will use the case study of Empress Maria of
Austria (15281603) as a starting point for an in-depth analysis how Habsburg women were able to
actively take part in dynastic politics and diplomacy. The project aims at examining in detail in what
way early modern Habsburg politics and diplomacy were gendered and how this kind of gendering
affected Habsburg princesses in practice.