Court Studies and Diplomacy

Coordinator: Manuela Santos Silva

The Court Studies and Diplomacy Research Group is focused on the historical phenomenon of ‘Monarchy’ in its various aspects, with a specific focus on the establishment and organization of royal and princely households, along with their associated courts, in a broad chronological and geographical context. The research seeks to consider these phenomena from an international and comparative perspective, bringing together political, economic, cultural, artistic and gender factors, with particular attention to diplomacy. On the other hand, from an anthropological point of view, the fact that many monarchies became hereditary from a very early stage also allows us to approach them as models of societies based on family prototypes, with everyday social practices that have become exemplary for the society they dominate.
In addition to the organisation of international colloquia, the RG has promoted regular conferences and workshops, in particular the Symposia on Family History (I-2022), (II-2023) and the Symposia on Court Studies and Diplomacy (I - 2016 to XX - 2022).

Research Projects

• Poder Feminino e Mecenato: Portugal, França, Borgonha (séc. XIII – Início do Séc. XVI) (Programa Pessoa: 2022.14988.CBM)
• eReginae. Escrita e rainhas. As chancelarias reginais como instrumentos de poder (sécs. XI-XVI)
• Munarqas, Las mujeres de las monarquías ibéricas: paradigmas institucionales, agencias políticas y modelos culturales (siglos XIII-XV) - Universidad de Santiago de Compostela / Universidad de Castilla-la- Mancha (Financiamento: Governo de Espanha)
• La Corte en Europa - Instituto Universitario “La Corte en Europa” de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Examining the Resources & Revenues of Royal Women in Premodern Europe. An international research project investigating the economic agency and activities of royal women in premodern Europe (aguarda financiamento)
• Projeto de Investigação e Museografia “O Paço das Rainhas”, coord. Bruno Martinho (financiamento: Palácio Nacional de Sintra, Parques de Sintra) Tesouros das Casas Reais Ibéricas (1279-1521): Um Estudo Comparativo

Research Networks

• Royal Studies Network, sediada na Universidade de Winchester (Reino Unido)
• Society for Court Studies (Reino Unido)
• Cour de France
• Grupo Escritos sobre os Novos Mundos (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo – Brasil)

Researchers

Researchers

ARAÚJO, Julieta
DÁVILA, Maria Barreto
COLLA, Elisabetta
FARIA, Ana Leal de
LOURENÇO, Maria Paula Marçal
NUNES, Teresa
RODRIGUES, Ana Maria S. A.
SILVA, Manuela Santos

Research Assistants

AGOSTINHO, Joana Rito
BALEIRAS, Isabel de Pina
BENVINDA, Frederico
BORGES, Sónia
CARVALHO, Soraia Milene
CLARA, Rafael
CONCEIÇÃO, João Carlos Correia da
FIGUEIREDO, Sérgio Oliveira
MARQUES, Matilde Amaral
MARTINS, Vicente
MELRO, Rita A.
OLAIA, Inês
OLIVEIRA, Beatriz Breviglieri
OLIVEIRA DE CARVALHO, João
PARDAL, Francisco
SIMÕES, João Caramês

Affiliated Researchers

AMORIM, Pedro
BRAGA, Isabel Drumond
BRAGA, Paulo Drumond
CARBONE, Iside
FARELO, Mário
FERREIRA, Ana Pereira
FIGUEIREDO, Sérgio Oliveira
FRANÇA, Susani Silveira Lemos
GUERREIRO, Fábio Banza
HOUASS, Ilham
PÓVOA, Margarida
RHORCHI, Fatima
RUIZ DOMINGO, Lledó
SHADIS, Miriam
VAN ZELLER, Beatriz
VEIGA, Francisca