Aikin, A Ruler's Consort in Early Modern Germany: Aemilia Juliana of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Ashgate, 2014)
Journal Title: Royal Studies Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
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Review of Judith P. Aikin, A Ruler's Consort in Early Modern Germany: Aemilia Juliana of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Farnham: Asghate, 2014)
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Charlotte Backerra
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.21039/rsj.v1i1.11
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