Introduction; 1. 'Pledge of a blessed future': royal heirs in the nineteenth century; 2. 'And this comedy that I have to perform before the world': royal heirs as sons and husbands; 3. 'The affair of his people': the education of royal heirs in the nineteenth century; 4. 'Making the Princess known and securing friends for after times': royal heirs in politics, press and the public sphere; 5. 'From my earliest youth the army has been my absolute love': royal heirs and the militarisation of the monarchy; Conclusion; Appendix: List of rulers and heirs.
Illuminates the role played by the heirs to the throne in the survival of monarchy in nineteenth-century Europe.
Frank Lorenz Müller is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews. Between 2012 and 2017, he led a major research project on the role of heirs in nineteenth-century monarchies. His publications include Britain and the German Question (2002), Our Fritz. Emperor Frederick III and the Political Culture of Imperial Germany (2011) and, as co-editor, Royal Heirs and the Uses of Soft Power in Nineteenth-Century Europe (2016). He is founder-editor of the 'Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy'.
'Beautifully written and elegantly translated by Rona Johnston,
Müller's brilliantly researched study is the first to shift
attention from the monarchs themselves to the children who embodied
the institution's future. Drawing on prodigious research in many
national and regional archives, Müller's analysis captures the
European lineaments of monarchy's modern history without losing
sight of national and dynastic peculiarities.' Christopher Clark,
author of The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
'Müller's book dazzles with the brilliance of his primary research
and his ability to draw common threads and uncommon insights from a
massive scholarly literature. Every chapter of this energetic,
imaginative account offers sparkling aperçus about how young and
not-so-young heirs to the thrones of Europe grew into their
dynastic roles (or didn't).' James Retallack, author of Germany's
Second Reich: Portraits and Pathways
'A very substantial contribution to our understanding of monarchy
and politics in the “long” nineteenth century. For those who do not
know much already about the period, Müller is a master at
disentangling the various dynastic skeins, and weaving them back
into a comprehensible story.' Brendan Simms, author of Europe: The
Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present
'Müller's fascinating account of the royal heirs in
nineteenth-century Europe reminds us that the “game of thrones” can
only be played successfully by those who keep a keen eye on what
lies ahead in the future. Both meticulously researched and highly
entertaining, the book analyses the making of modern men and power
relations at the top of society.' Monika Wienfort, author of
Monarchy in the Nineteenth Century
'A well-researched study of 19th-century monarchies and their
captivating royal heirs.' Library Journal
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