Royal kinship : Anglo-German family networks, 1815-1918 / edited by Karina Urbach.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Urbach, Karina.

Series:

Prinz-Albert-Forschungen ; Bd. 4.

Prinz-Albert-Forschungen ; Bd. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriages of royalty and nobility--Great Britain--History--Congresses.

Marriages of royalty and nobility.

Germany--Relations--Great Britain--Congresses.

Germany.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Congresses.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Relations--Germany--Congresses.

Hanover, House of--Congresses.

Hanover, House of.

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, House of--Congresses.

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, House of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Munchen : Saur, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whenever the British Press wants to attack the Royal Family, they make a jibe about "their foreign roots". The Royals- as they say- are simply a posh version of German invaders. But did German relatives really influence decisions made by any British monarchs or are they just an "imagined community", invented by journalists and historians? The Royal Archives at Windsor gave the authors- among others John Röhl, doyen of 19th century monarchical history - open access to Royal correspondences with six German houses: Hanover, Prussia, Mecklenburg, Coburg, Hesse and Battenberg.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Introduction: Royal Kinship

One European Family?

Noble Siblings

Anglo-German Kinship Networks in 1832

The House of Hanover.

The Coburg Connection.

Marriage, Family and Nationality.

Anglo-German Family Networks before 1914.

The Hessens and the British Royals

Prince Louis of Battenberg:

Backmatter

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611995348

9781281995346

1281995347

9783598441233

3598441231

OCLC:

608623406