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Raising Heirs to the Throne in Nineteenth-Century Spain

The Education of the Constitutional Monarch

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Authors:
  1. Richard Meyer Forsting

    1. Wietmarschen, Germany

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  • Offers the first comprehensive study of royal education in nineteenth-century Spain
  • Establish Spain and its Bourbon monarchy firmly within European narratives of modernity, constitutionalism and nationalism
  • Contribute to a broader re-evaluation of nineteenth-century monarchies, emphasising heirs' ability to adapt in a modernising world

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy (PSMM)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard Meyer Forsting
    Pages 1-34

  3. Teachers and Courtiers

    • Richard Meyer Forsting
    Pages 35-98

  4. Officers and Educators

    • Richard Meyer Forsting
    Pages 99-162

  5. The Public Sphere and Royal Education

    • Richard Meyer Forsting
    Pages 163-226

  6. Conclusion

    • Richard Meyer Forsting
    Pages 227-239

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 241-261
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About this book

This book analyses royal education in nineteenth-century, constitutional Spain. Its main subjects are Isabel II (1830- 1904), Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) during their time as monarchs-in-waiting. Their upbringing was considered an opportunity to shape the future of Spain, reflected the political struggles that emerged during the construction of a liberal state, and allowed for the modernisation of the monarchy. The education of heirs to the throne was taken seriously by contemporaries and assumed wider political, social and cultural significance. This  volume is structured around three powerful groups which showed an active interest, influenced, and significantly shaped royal education: the court, the military, and the public. It throws new light on the position of the Spanish monarchy in the constitutional state, its ability to adapt to social, political, and cultural change, and its varied sources of legitimacy, power, and attraction. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wietmarschen, Germany

    Richard Meyer Forsting

About the author

Richard Meyer Forsting is an independent scholar whose research interests centre on constitutional Spain. He has given papers and published works on Spain’s public sphere during the Liberal Triennium (1820-23), the role of masculinity in public representations of royal heirs, and the upbringing of Isabel II.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Raising Heirs to the Throne in Nineteenth-Century Spain

  • Book Subtitle: The Education of the Constitutional Monarch

  • Authors: Richard Meyer Forsting

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75490-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75489-5Published: 13 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09245-0Published: 19 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75490-1Published: 31 May 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2947-5864

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-5872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 261

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Modern Europe, Cultural History, Modern History, History of Education

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