«Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans
This article analyses the legitimizing construction that surrounded Queen María de las Mercedes de Orleans, first wife of Alfonso XII. The brevity of her reign, which lasted less than half a year, has meant that her public image has not been studied in detail despite the interesting discourse surrou...
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| description | This article analyses the legitimizing construction that surrounded Queen María de las Mercedes de Orleans, first wife of Alfonso XII. The brevity of her reign, which lasted less than half a year, has meant that her public image has not been studied in detail despite the interesting discourse surrounding her. Her figure, and therefore her legitimacy as queen, remained shrouded after her death in a romantic halo, but upon close examination, ignoring the influence of later mythification, other key legitimising elements emerge. At a time of consolidation of liberalism in which the monarchy had to adapt in order to survive, the religion, qualities or nationality of the royal consorts became important, for as representatives of the nation they had to embody it and serve as a model. Therefore, the monarchy had to build a solid image that would popularize the queens and, by extension, solidify its role in the national conception. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9854e2afa5a40afae9b23fe11d6cad52025-01-30T10:09:54ZengCentre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-AméricainesCahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine1957-77612023-07-013010.4000/ccec.15293«Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de OrleansBerta Lillo-GutiérrezThis article analyses the legitimizing construction that surrounded Queen María de las Mercedes de Orleans, first wife of Alfonso XII. The brevity of her reign, which lasted less than half a year, has meant that her public image has not been studied in detail despite the interesting discourse surrounding her. Her figure, and therefore her legitimacy as queen, remained shrouded after her death in a romantic halo, but upon close examination, ignoring the influence of later mythification, other key legitimising elements emerge. At a time of consolidation of liberalism in which the monarchy had to adapt in order to survive, the religion, qualities or nationality of the royal consorts became important, for as representatives of the nation they had to embody it and serve as a model. Therefore, the monarchy had to build a solid image that would popularize the queens and, by extension, solidify its role in the national conception.https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/15293RestorationMonarchyMaría de las Mercedes de OrleansAlfonso XIIlegitimacy |
| spellingShingle | Berta Lillo-Gutiérrez «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine Restoration Monarchy María de las Mercedes de Orleans Alfonso XII legitimacy |
| title | «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans |
| title_full | «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans |
| title_fullStr | «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans |
| title_full_unstemmed | «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans |
| title_short | «Los ángeles no se discuten»: la legitimación de la figura de María de las Mercedes de Orleans |
| title_sort | los angeles no se discuten la legitimacion de la figura de maria de las mercedes de orleans |
| topic | Restoration Monarchy María de las Mercedes de Orleans Alfonso XII legitimacy |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/15293 |
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