Consortes reales

What does it mean to be a "royal consort"? Some were loved, others respected and some even hated. But, if there is one thing clear, it is that they almost never left anyone indifferent.They do not sanction or promulgate laws, but neither do they convene or dissolve the Cortes Generales. Unlike the sovereign, they have no obligations or responsibilities: it is the busy schedules of kings and queens that have filled the lives of their partners with acts, trips or official events. However, the role of these characters in the Court has not been less important: throughout history they have represented an institutional role and have served, with greater or lesser fortune, the interests of the Crown.Through these pages, the characters who have held this position in the Contemporary Age parade with ease: from the controversial Marie Antoinette to the glamorous Grace Kelly, passing through the Duke of Edinburgh, María Cristina of Habsburg, Fawzia of Iran, Eugenia de Montijo , María de Teck, Empress Sissi, María Isabel de Braganza, Catherine II, Dagmar of Denmark or Francisco de Asís, among many others.This book collects the lives of the one hundred and four royal consorts-men and women- who have served from the last third of the 18th century to the present day.