Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615: A Celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon Unions

Contents

• List of Figures, Notes on Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction,
• 1. The Political Context of the 1612–1615 Franco-Spanish Treaty,
• 2. A Time of Frenzy: Dreams of Union and Aristocratic Turmoil (1610–1615),
• 3. Festivities during Elizabeth of Bourbon’s Journey to Madrid,
• 4. Celebrations in Naples and other Italian Cities,
• 5. The Carrousel of 1612 and the Festival Book,
• 6. The Carrousel on the Place Royale: Production, Costumes and Décor,
• 7. The Ballet d’Antoine de Pluvinel and The Maneige Royal,
• 8. Competition and Emulation: Music and Dance for the Celebrations in Paris, 1612–1615,
• 9. The Dazzle of Chivalric Devices: Carrousel on the Place Royale,
• 10. Literary Traditions and their Afterlife,
• 11. Ambivalent Fictions: The Bordeaux Celebrations of the Wedding of Louis XIII and Anne d’Autriche,
• 12. Firework Displays in Paris, London and Heidelberg (1612–1615),
• 13. The fêtes of 1612–1615 in History and Historiography,
• 14. Dynastic Weddings in Personal and Political Contexts: Two Instances, Epilogue, Bibliography, Index