La imagen de la Monarquía o cómo hacerla presente entre sus súbditos: Amadeo y María Victoria
Following the revolutionary outbreak of 1868, Amadeo of Savoy and his wife Maria Victoria arrived in Spain to set up a new dynasty, with a twofold objective: to purge and renovate the monarchy after the reign of Isabel II, and to set themselves up as icons symbolising the nation. To achieve this, th...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Casa de Velázquez
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/mcv/1743 |
| Summary: | Following the revolutionary outbreak of 1868, Amadeo of Savoy and his wife Maria Victoria arrived in Spain to set up a new dynasty, with a twofold objective: to purge and renovate the monarchy after the reign of Isabel II, and to set themselves up as icons symbolising the nation. To achieve this, they needed to present a new image of the institution, far removed from traditional usages and closer to the people. These changes were inspired by General Prim; however, his assassination left the monarchs bereft of any sources of political support that might have assured the final success of their plans. In this frame of mind the monarchs undertook an intensive campaign of social relations designed to fit in with bourgeois customs and manners. The monarchs’ private life was organised to be a public mirror reflecting the moral values of the bourgeoisie; such elements as the family, religious convictions, and even physical appearance, were all pressed into service. And yet the monarchs were rejected by the nobility and ignored by the common people. At that time the intended targets of these ideas, the middle classes, did not constitute a cohesive social reality, nor was there a clearly-defined policy that might have successfully helped the new dynasty to take root. |
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| ISSN: | 0076-230X 2173-1306 |