Book contents
- Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia
- Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Succession to the Throne, Autocracy, and Absolutism
- 2 Designation and Heredity 1450–1533
- 3 Benediction to Election 1533–1598
- 4 Election and Heredity 1598–1645
- 5 Succession and the New Culture of the Court 1645–1689
- 6 Peter the Great and Succession 1690–1719
- 7 Peter’s Heirs and Feofan Prokopovich 1719–1725
- Epilogue and Conclusion
- References
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2021
Book contents
- Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia
- Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Succession to the Throne, Autocracy, and Absolutism
- 2 Designation and Heredity 1450–1533
- 3 Benediction to Election 1533–1598
- 4 Election and Heredity 1598–1645
- 5 Succession and the New Culture of the Court 1645–1689
- 6 Peter the Great and Succession 1690–1719
- 7 Peter’s Heirs and Feofan Prokopovich 1719–1725
- Epilogue and Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
The problem of succession to the throne in Russia. Historians have assumed primogeniture, but that was not the case. The practice was rather paternal designation. Succession also involved marriage politics and the education of the heir. That education evolved along with Russian culture, from traditionally Orthodox to entirely Western after 1700.
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- Succession to the Throne in Early Modern RussiaThe Transfer of Power 1450–1725, pp. vii - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021