Table of Contents
- Preface
- Dedication and Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Corporate Household
- 1. The Material Household and the Politics of Ostentation
- 2. The Princely Household: Patronage and Corporate Loyalties
- 3. Property and Politics: Land Acquisition and Political Status
- 4. Accomplishing the Female Succession: The Succession Crisis of July 1553 and Its Aftermath
- Conclusion: The Female Succession, Elite Households, and Further Research