Introduction

Part 1

Role, Gender and Interpretations

The Male Consort in Dispute. Ambiguities and Political Debate in the Iberian Context (1830-1840) David San Narciso

The Virtuous King and the Maiden Queen: the Public Image of Pedro V and Stephanie of Portugal Between Gender, Sexuality and Emotion Isabel Corrêa da Silva

National Honour and Monarchy in 19th Century Spain Raquel Sánchez

The Spanish Monarchy in the Presence of God: Religious Advocations in the Court of Isabella II (1833-1868) David Martínez Vilches

Maria Clotilde of Savoy-Bonaparte (1843-1911): Hagiographic Connotations in the Italian Monarchy Between the 19th and 20th Centuries Paolo Cozzo

New Perspectives on the Political Role of Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal
(1862-1910) Maria Antónia Lopes

Monarchy and Fascism: Beyond Diarchy Denis Trapasso

Part 2

Places, Heritage and Representations The Myth and Representation of Emmanuel Philibert in the Dynastic-National Project of Charles Albert Silvia Cavicchioli

A Library for the Crown. Charles Albert of Savoy and the Foundation of the Biblioteca Reale of Turin Maria Alessandra Panzanelli Fratoni

Dynastic Caskets, Arsenals of Authority, Laboratories of History: Royal Court Archives in Sabaudian Nineteenth-Century Leonardo Mineo

Heraldry and the Dynastic Image of the Nineteenth Century Portuguese Monarchy: the Palace of Cidadela, at Cascais Miguel Metelo de Seixas

Savoy Symbols in the Italy of Victor Emmanuel III. The Decorations of the Racconigi Castle Staircase (1900-1906) and the Royal Train (1925-1929) Andrea Merlotti

Using, Reusing and Removing Statues of the Kings of the House of Savoy in the Squares of Italy Pierangelo Gentile

Index