Table Of ContentBecoming a Queen in
Early Modern Europe
East and West
Katarzyna Kosior
Queenship and Power
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Katarzyna Kosior
Becoming a Queen
in Early Modern
Europe
East and West
Katarzyna Kosior
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Queenship and Power
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A
cknowledgements
My greatest debt is to my PhD supervisors, Professor Maria Hayward and
Dr Alice Hunt. Their expertise, enthusiastic support, and belief in me and
the importance of the project have been my greatest motivation. The time
they gave to reading drafts, in-depth discussions, and providing me with
thoughtful feedback left me feeling very lucky indeed. I would also like to
thank my PhD examiners, Professor Mark Stoyle and Dr Natalia
Nowakowska, for their feedback, encouragement, and a great discussion
in the viva. Dr Nowakowska’s continuing support has been generous and
invaluable. I’m also grateful to Professor Robert Frost for reading and
commenting on the full manuscript; his feedback was exactly what I
needed at the time. I would also like to thank the two anonymous readers
for their constructive and supportive suggestions. Any remaining crudities
of argument are my own. I am also indebted to a broader circle of col-
leagues working in the field of royal studies, especially Dr Ellie Woodacre,
Professor Russell Martin, Dr Neil Murphy, Dr Carey Fleiner, and Dr
Catherine Fletcher. Completing the doctoral thesis that is the basis for this
book would not have been possible without the financial support of sev-
eral institutions. I am grateful to the Hanna and Zdzislaw Broncel Trust,
the Society for Renaissance Studies, Funds for Women Graduates, and
Catherine Mackichan Trust. Since September 2018, I have been a
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Humanities at
Northumbria University, Newcastle, and I’m grateful indeed for the
friendliness and support of my new colleagues.
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viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My friends gave me feedback at various stages of the project, which
proved to be anything but a solitary exercise. Amber Dudley, Dr Caroline
Williams, and Dr Leona Skelton proofread and commented on sections of
the text. They did a fantastic job and any remaining mistakes are my own.
I would like to thank Marcin Knut for his friendship and support. The
challenges of conducting international research have been significantly
lessened by the help and support of Ewa Knut, Dr Barbara Charmas,
Michał Charmas, Kasia Charmas, Michalina Fijałkowska, Jacek Fijałkowski,
and Dr Leonie Hicks. My friends have been enthusiastic about the project,
and I would like to thank Lusia Kiszewska, Emma Travers, Tom Wilson,
Jack Mellish, Rachel Hardy, Paulina Bulczak, Chloë McKenzie, Brenna
Gibson, and Kasia Jaworska. I am particularly grateful to Trish and Martin
Roscoe for their warm friendship and support.
This thesis is strongly grounded in my origin and heritage. It would not
have been possible without the education and continuous support provided
by my parents, Ela and Darek. They put the first history book in my hand
and sent me to my first language lessons. My tutor, Professor Maria Charmas,
not only taught me English, but also hopefully managed to instil in me
something of her impeccable work ethic. I would also like to thank mem-
bers of my family: my fantastic stepdad Krzys,́ and my grandparents, Zosia,
Stach, and Jan. Michał was my first intellectual sparring partner and remains
the best older brother anyone could wish for. Matt’s unfailing enthusiasm,
curiosity, and belief in me have been an inspiration and a positive force. I’m
incredibly lucky to have a partner who can tirelessly spend hours reading
drafts and discussing early modern history, but who knows when it’s time
for us to put on our coats and step out into the forests and hills.
c
ontents
1 I ntroduction: East and West 1
2 Royal Weddings: Protocol, Identity, and Emotion 23
3 Coronation: Consort to Royal Power 61
4 Political Culture and the Rhetoric of Queenship 99
5 Conception, Childbirth, and Motherhood: Performing a
Royal Family 139
6 Conclusion 173
Appendix A: ‘List of Catherine of Austria’s Trousseau’ 181
Appendix B: ‘The Manner of Queen Barbara’s Coronation’ 199
Appendix C: ‘Speech welcoming Queen Anna to Kazimierz’ 205
Appendix D: ‘Piotr Boratyński’s Third Speech…’ 207
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Appendix E: ‘Libel Against the Second Marriage of King
Sigismund August’ 215
Bibliography 219
Index 251
