The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna
The Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga was credited with great influence over her step-son Emperor Leopold I (r. 1657-1705). For that reason, she was not just courted by Venetian, French and Papal diplomats. Unusual for female members of the Casa d’Austria, even the minutes of official meetings of...
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The Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga was credited with great influence over
her step-son Emperor Leopold I (r. 1657-1705). For that reason, she was not just courted by
Venetian, French and Papal diplomats. Unusual for female members of the Casa d’Austria,
even the minutes of official meetings of Austrian ministers show that she was a force to be
reckoned with. However, Eleonora did not consistently favour one of the court factions. The
marriage of her daughter to Polish king Michal Korybut in 1670 might have been supposed to
turn her into an ‘Easterner’, willing to appease the French. Indeed, Eleonora was originally
regarded as an ally by French ambassador Gremonville, but decisively turned against him in
1671/72. Ten years later, with a French threat to her native Mantua (and her own inheritance
prospects in Monferrato), she once again spear-headed a drive by the pro-Spanish ‘war
hawks’ against the ‘business-as-usual’ appeasers in power at the time.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd86ae7d2a4541b6aae6cec480cc3ff02025-08-20T03:33:14ZdeuUniversidad Autónoma de MadridLos Libros de la Corte.es1989-64252024-12-012910.15366/ldc2024.16.29.003The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of ViennaLothar Höbelt 0University of Vienna The Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga was credited with great influence over her step-son Emperor Leopold I (r. 1657-1705). For that reason, she was not just courted by Venetian, French and Papal diplomats. Unusual for female members of the Casa d’Austria, even the minutes of official meetings of Austrian ministers show that she was a force to be reckoned with. However, Eleonora did not consistently favour one of the court factions. The marriage of her daughter to Polish king Michal Korybut in 1670 might have been supposed to turn her into an ‘Easterner’, willing to appease the French. Indeed, Eleonora was originally regarded as an ally by French ambassador Gremonville, but decisively turned against him in 1671/72. Ten years later, with a French threat to her native Mantua (and her own inheritance prospects in Monferrato), she once again spear-headed a drive by the pro-Spanish ‘war hawks’ against the ‘business-as-usual’ appeasers in power at the time. https://revistas.uam.es/librosdelacorte/article/view/18014Eleonora II GonzagaVienna court factionsEasterners vs Westernersappeasers vs anti-appeasersMantua and Monferrato |
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| title | The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna |
| title_full | The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna |
| title_fullStr | The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna |
| title_full_unstemmed | The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna |
| title_short | The unwicked Stepmother: the Dowager Empress Eleonora II Gonzaga as a swing vote at the Court of Vienna |
| title_sort | unwicked stepmother the dowager empress eleonora ii gonzaga as a swing vote at the court of vienna |
| topic | Eleonora II Gonzaga Vienna court factions Easterners vs Westerners appeasers vs anti-appeasers Mantua and Monferrato |
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