Ana Paula Torres MEGIANI

Banquets of Ladies and Gentlemen: eating, ceremony and table-etiquette of Habsburg's court in Spain and Portugal (16th and 17th centuries)

Banquetes de damas e cavaleiros: alimentação, cerimonial e etiqueta de mesa na corte dos Habsburgo em Espanha e em Portugal (sécs. XVI e XVII)

Published in Medieval and Early Modern Iberian Peninsula Cultural History

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One of the most remarkable characteristics of modern European monarchies was the adoption of the etiquette system in the habits of the royal household and noblemen in general. This system relates structurally to the building of hierarchies and the creation of symbolic attributes within the courts. This article presents a contribution to the studies regarding the rapport between courtly etiquette and eating ceremonies, either public or private, during the reigns of monarchs from the House of Habsburg, since Charles V to Philip III of Spain.