After Albert Kozik (孔孝文), the next ECR to #takeover our Twitter channel was Lidewij Nissen who works on Nassau wives in the 17th C. Next week, Alexander Isacsson will tell us more about "the problem of the spare" in Sweden. Would you like to feature in this series? DM or email! Sharing=caring!

Greetings #twitterstorians! For the next 5 days I Alexander Isacsson will usurp this channel to tell you about my research. If you are interested in #royalstudies and dynastic conflicts, tag along as we explore the making and unmaking of a Swedish dynasty 1/4

Hello #twitterstorians! On this 2nd day of my #courtstudies #takeover I will show you how I approach the subject of dukeship and dynasty in my research. My project deals with 5 dukes, but we will focus on the most imposing spare, Duke Karl, who was later crowned Karl IX 1/5

Hello! Today I Alexander Isacsson will give some examples of how Duke Karl used his court and patronage to express dynastic identification and position himself as the head a house in the 1590s when he was in open conflict with his nephew King Sigismund #earlymodern #courtstudies 1/7

Good morning! Today is the 4th day of my #courtstudies takeover and I would like to share with you two challenges I have faced when working on my project in dynastic #History and #royalstudies Alexander Isacsson 1/7

All good things come to an end and this is the final day of my twitter takeover. I have enjoyed sharing some of my research with you all! Today I ask you #twitterstorians and historians of #royalstudies and #courtstudies to share your wisdom with me Alexander Isacsson 1/6

New @courtstudies blog post has been published. Check out Alexander Isacsson’s post on “Giving Shape to 'Dynasty' in Later Sixteenth Century Sweden”, here: courtstudies.hypotheses.org Interested in writing a blog post for @courtstudies? Send proposal email to [email protected].

Great paper from Katarzyna Kosior illuminating Anna Jagiellon’s unusual case as a quasi-regnant queen in an elective monarchy—now we move northward to Alexander Isacsson “Opening the window to female succession: Revising the Swedish succession pact in 1590 and 1604” #FemaleSuccession

Prins Harry är inte ensam om sin roll som ”Spare”. Alexander Isacsson lyfter i sin avhandling fram doldisar i den svenska historien också varit reserver – och som tidvis ställt till det för regenten. oru.se/nyheter/med-ma…

Sess A2 #KQ12 Alexander Isacsson offers fascinating insight into succession and success in early modern Sweden - looking at complicating what we mean by success in dynastic succession based on the perspective that is taken. Look forward to reading more: oru.diva-portal.org/smash/record.j…

SHF-bloggen är tillbaka efter sommaruppehållet! Vi inleder på temat avhandlingsnytt: I avhandlingen "Att definiera ett hertigskap" analyserar Alexander Isacsson relationerna mellan hertigar och kungar i Sverige under perioden 1556 till 1662. svenskahistoriskaforeningen.se/index.php/blog…

Our second paper from Alexander Isacsson was formally titled ‘The Gift-Giving of a Sidestepped Royal Heir: The gifts and court of Duke Johan of Sweden, 1600-1618’—but he has changed it & I couldn’t type fast enough! However, we are still hearing about Duke Johan ‘a royal spare’ #KQ13

The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is now out! Join Royal Studies Journal RoyalStudiesJournal special issue guest editor Cathleen Sarti and RSJ editor Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre for this extra special double feature all about the RSJ's issue on "Defining Aristocracy". 🧵1/14