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A difficult balancing act : the visits of spanish monarchs in early modern Naples (1506-1702)
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- This essay centres on the royal visits in Naples of Ferdinand the Catholic (15067), Charles V (15356) and Philip V (1702). The historiography has emphasized the visits' formal aspects, particularly the intricate artistic programmes accompanying the royal entry. The focus here, however, is on those untoward aspects, purposefully avoided in the official documentation tensions between individuals or groups, mishaps, ceremonial blunders, conflicts of precedence, etc. The findings of this essay show that although the antagonistic nature of the Neapolitan elites shines through in these occasions, their amount of assertiveness varies according to the political sensitivity of each visit and their perception of the monarch's power and prestige [Publisher's text].
- Questo saggio esamina le visite dei re spagnoli Ferdinando il Cattolico (15067), Carlo V (15356) e Filippo V (1702) a Napoli. La storiografia ha perlopiù messo in evidenza gli aspetti formali delle visite, in particolare gli intricati programmi artistici che accompagnavano le entrate reali. Qui si privilegiano tuttavia gli aspetti più scomodi, evitati di proposito nella documentazione ufficiale, tensioni fra individui o gruppi, contrattempi, incidenti cerimoniali, conflitti di precedenza, ecc. Il saggio mostra che, mentre la natura antagonistica delle elites napoletane emerge sempre in queste occasioni, essa varia in relazione alla valenza politica di ciascuna visita e alla percezione del potere e del prestigio del monarca. [Testo dell'editore].
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ISSN: 1127-8951
KEYWORDS
- entrate reali, cerimoniale, conflitti di precedenza, Napoli moderna, monarchia Spagnola, Royal entries, Ceremonial, Conflicts of Precedence, Early Modern Naples, Spanish Monarchy
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