Légitimer le pouvoir royal suédois à travers une nouvelle construction de l’histoire nationale de Suède
Charles XI of Sweden acceded to the swedish throne after a long period of regency, which was marqued by a period of peace with Denmark. His position had been weakened by the nobility, and he needed to consolidate his royal legitimacy. He decided to use the national historiography to create the sover...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Diacronie
2014-03-01
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Series: | Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea |
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Online Access: | http://www.studistorici.com/2014/03/29/marchal_numero_17/ |
Summary: | Charles XI of Sweden acceded to the swedish throne after a long period of regency, which was marqued by a period of peace with Denmark. His position had been weakened by the nobility, and he needed to consolidate his royal legitimacy. He decided to use the national historiography to create the sovereign’s good image though a new construction of the national history of Sweden. The king used specially Olaus Rudbeck’s Atlantica, a new swedish history. |
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ISSN: | 2038-0925 2038-0925 |