Marie-Thérèse Charlotte of France
Daughter of Marie-Antoinette and Almost Queen
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2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-75486-4 (ISBN)
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the long-neglected but fascinating figure Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (1778-1851), the only surviving daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Duchesse d’Angoulême, then Dauphine and de jure Queen of France.
Using a vast array of iconographic sources as proof that the princess was far from unknown to her contemporaries, Mensch explores the evolution of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte's image, arguing that although her life was marked by many exiles, she occupied and redefined the role of queen during the Bourbon Restoration (1814-1830). A de facto queen during the reign of her uncles, Louis XVIII and Charles X, she truly became one in exile. The last avatar of an Ancien Régime society that had disappeared, she continued to represent a certain idea of monarchy at the heart of a Europe in the throes of revolutions. Her life raises questions about queenship in France and the role, place and definition of women in the royal family after more than twenty years marked by the Revolution and the Empire.
This volume stands as valuable resource for students and scholars of French history, the long nineteenth century, the Napoleonic period, and queenship and court studies. For general readers, the book presents a unique opportunity to discover a little-known historical figure.
Using a vast array of iconographic sources as proof that the princess was far from unknown to her contemporaries, Mensch explores the evolution of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte's image, arguing that although her life was marked by many exiles, she occupied and redefined the role of queen during the Bourbon Restoration (1814-1830). A de facto queen during the reign of her uncles, Louis XVIII and Charles X, she truly became one in exile. The last avatar of an Ancien Régime society that had disappeared, she continued to represent a certain idea of monarchy at the heart of a Europe in the throes of revolutions. Her life raises questions about queenship in France and the role, place and definition of women in the royal family after more than twenty years marked by the Revolution and the Empire.
This volume stands as valuable resource for students and scholars of French history, the long nineteenth century, the Napoleonic period, and queenship and court studies. For general readers, the book presents a unique opportunity to discover a little-known historical figure.
Matthieu Mensch is a PhD graduate of the Universities of Strasbourg and Federico II of Naples. His research focuses on queenship studies, court studies and the iconography of royal women in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is currently a research associate at the ARCHE Laboratory in the Faculty of Historical Sciences at the University of Strasbourg.
Lists of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Genealogy
Introduction
Chapter 1: Madame Royale: the childhood of a Fille de France, from Versailles to the Temple.
Chapter 2: The citoyenne Capet.
Chapter 3: Madame of France.
Chapter 4: The Royal Antigone.
Chapter 5: Madame.
Chapter 6: Madame la Dauphine.
Chapter 7: The Royal Harpy.
Chapter 8: The Last Queen.
Conclusion
Sources and Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Lives of Royal Women |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Halftones, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-75486-9 / 1032754869 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-75486-4 / 9781032754864 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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