"Princess On The Margins: Toward A New Portrait Of Madame Élisabeth De France " by Maria Spencer Wendeln

Access Type

Open Access Dissertation

Date of Award

January 2015

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Department

History

First Advisor

Janine M. Lanza

Abstract

Princess on the Margins: Toward a New Biography of Madame Élisabeth de France, moves past the perpetuation of prior biographies on Louis XVI’s sister which make the princess out to be a “virgin martyr” and instead focuses on the princess’s political agency and place with the political culture of the French Revolution.

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