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- This article discusses the social mobility strategies of the Teles de Meneses family throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, seeking to understand their influence on the family’s social evolution and improved ranking at the court. Marriage policy and service in the Iberian courts are analyzed over three different generations and from two standpoints: first, the preservation of the family’s pre-acquired status; second, the diversification of the services performed in the various settings where its influence could be exercised. This will highlight the reasons behind the social evolution of this family and the subsequent granting of titles to some of its members.
- O presente artigo pretende discutir as estratégias de promoção e mobilidade social da família Teles de Meneses durante os séculos quinze e dezasseis, com o propósito de compreender as implicações que daí advêm em termos de incremento social e posicionamento na corte. Para tal, analisar-se-á a política matrimonial e o serviço nas cúrias ibéricas conduzido por três distintas gerações, obedecendo a duas perspectivas: uma relacionada com a conservação do estatuto já adquirido e outra centrada na diversificação dos serviços prestados nas variadas esferas de poder, percebendo desta maneira as razões para o consequente incremento social e titulação de alguns membros.
Citation
Carvalhal, Hélder,
"Lineage, Marriage, and Social Mobility: The Teles de Meneses Family in the Iberian Courts (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries)"
(2016).
e-Journal of Portuguese History.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/h8as-6r69
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e-Journal of Portuguese History
...The e-Journal of Portuguese History (e-JPH) (ISSN: 1645-6432) is an international peer-reviewed scholarly journal with the objective of providing publication of work on historical subjects, especially those concerning themes and topics of Portuguese history analyzed in a comparative perspective. It …