Entre damas anda el juego: las camareras mayores de Palacio en la edad moderna
The «camareras mayores» played a major role in Spanish courtesan life. They were at the core of the female personnel at the Royal house. They were privileged witnesses of the Queen’s personal life and zealous of her privacy, acting as filter between her and the outside world. They also instructed th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de Historia Moderna |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHMO/article/view/23533 |
| Summary: | The «camareras mayores» played a major role in Spanish courtesan life. They were at the core of the female personnel at the Royal house. They were privileged witnesses of the Queen’s personal life and zealous of her privacy, acting as filter between her and the outside world. They also instructed the Queen on the traditions of the Spanish monarchy and gave her advice on the different courtesan factions. Their appointment was therefore a political issue and they were normally mature women, most of them widows, chosen among higher nobility. Their biography is especially interesting to know their peculiarities as a group and to understand the complex social environment in which they lived. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-4018 1988-2475 |