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Survival and Revival in Sweden's Court and Monarchy, 1718–1930

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  1. Fabian Persson

    1. Linnaeus University, Oxford, UK

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  • Analyzes the Swedish court and monarchy to show the crucial role of the court in maintaining a relationship between the monarchy and nobility
  • Presents some never-before published case studies and materials that drive the impact of court studies on many different areas of research
  • Examines several aspects of court society including gender studies, political science, and art history

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

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Resilient European Courts: An Introduction

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 1-24

  3. Reviving a Battered Court and Monarchy

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 25-71

  4. Expansion and Differentiation: Space at Court

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 73-103

  5. The Court as the World

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 105-131

  6. Winners and Losers in the Politics of Familiarity

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 133-163

  7. Survival and Revolutions

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 165-191

  8. Living Etiquette

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 193-233

  9. Ties of Honour

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 235-255

  10. The Rift Between Monarchy and Nobility

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 257-283

  11. Magnificent, Engaging, or Remote

    • Fabian Persson
    Pages 285-312

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 313-349
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About this book

This book will be the first to deeply analyze the Swedish court and monarchy through a longue duree perspective to show the crucial role of the court in maintaining a relationship between the monarchy and nobility throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Sweden offered a different type of monarchy in comparison to the more often studied French and British monarchies. Sweden's court system successfully managed several coups and upheavals and maintained strong royal power throughout many transitions. Studying the Swedish model offers insights into how courts functioned in European principalities in general by providing a resilient and flexible framework for royal authority in tandem with the nobility. Based on extensive research conducted in the Swedish National Archives, the Palace Archives, and the Royal Library, the book presents some never-before published case studies and materials that drive the impact of court studies on many different areas of research, including gender studies, political science, and art history. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Linnaeus University, Oxford, UK

    Fabian Persson

About the author

Fabian Persson is Associate Professor of History at Linnaeus University in Sweden, and a guest researcher at Somerville College, Oxford, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Survival and Revival in Sweden's Court and Monarchy, 1718–1930

  • Authors: Fabian Persson

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52647-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52646-7Published: 14 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52649-8Published: 14 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52647-4Published: 13 November 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2947-5864

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-5872

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 349

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Early Modern Europe, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political History, Social History, Cultural History

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