唐代公主作为皇室成员,其婚姻不仅具有政治性的特点,而且是唐王朝的发展与衰亡的见证,这表现在公主婚姻对象的选择、皇帝对公主的婚姻要求、公主的表现及再嫁规定等方面。唐代公主是中国古代封建社会最高统治阶级中一个独特的群体,她们曾在唐初的政坛上大放异彩,叱咤风云,享受着前所未有的自由与开放;也曾在唐代后期以柔弱的肩膀扛起保家护国的重担,受到日益沉重的重重束缚。%As the members of the royal family, princesses' marriage in the Tang Dynasty is not only typical of a po- litical product, but also witnesses the development and decline of the Tang Dynasty. This can be found in the fol- lowing aspects such as the selection of their spouses, emperor's requirements for princesses' marriage, their atti- tudes towards marriage, rules about their remarriage, etc. Princesses of the Tang Dynasty belong to unique groups among the highest ruling classes in the feudal society of the ancient China. They used to be very powerful and influ- ential in polities in the early Tang Dynasty, having enjoyed unprecedented freedom and openness, and they also shouldered the responsibility of defending their homes and country in the later Tang ingly fettered in many ways. Dynasty , having been increas-
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