ABSTRACT

This article shows how women, thanks to their courtly positions, could continue exerting some political power in the time of their exclusion of formal politics resulting from the Liberal, constitutional system. Their close and intimate contact with a queen regnant as Isabel II provided them a decisive role in this tug-of-war between political pressure groups and alliances. Likewise, we employ a comparative perspective with a contemporary ruling woman as Queen Victoria, the epitome of idealized transition to a parliamentary monarchy and a specific courtly system. Among their extensive staff, our attention will focus on the two principal figures: the Camarera Mayor – equivalent to the Mistress of the Robe – and the Damas de la Reina – who held positions and had duties similar to those of the Ladies of the Bedchamber–. By studying an extensive archival and press documentation, we defend the importance of the court as an informal and alternative place of participation of these women in politics.

摘要

本文表明，由于自由的制宪制度，妇女在被排除在形式政治之外时，由于她们的法院职位，她们可以如何继续发挥某些政治权力。他们与伊莎贝尔二世（Isabel II）女王的亲密接触使他们在政治压力团体和同盟之间的这场拉锯战中起了决定性作用。同样，我们采用与当代统治女性维多利亚女王的比较视角，维多利亚女王是理想化过渡到君主立宪制和特定法院制度的缩影。在他们众多的员工中，我们的注意力将集中在两个主要人物上：卡玛列拉市市长（相当于长袍的情妇）和达马斯·德拉·雷纳（Damas de la Reina）–担任的职务和职责与床房女士相似， 。