A Constellation of Courts: The Courts and Households of Habsburg Europe, 1555–1665 (Avisos de Flandes) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 905867990X ISBN 13: 9789058679901

Publisher: Leuven University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This volume focuses on the various Habsburg courts and households among the two branches of the dynasty that arose following the division of the territories originally held by Charles V. The authors trace the connections between these courtly communities regardless of their standing or composition, exposing the underlying network they formed. By cutting across the traditional division in the historiography between the Spanish and Austrian Habsburgs and also examining the roles played by the courts and households of lesser known members of the dynasty, this volume determines to what degree the organization followed a particular model and to what extent individuals were able to move between courts in pursuit of career opportunities and advancement.

Contributors: Alejandro López Álvarez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Carlos Javier Carlos Morales (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Olivier Chaline (Université Paris IV―Sorbonne), Alicia Esteban Estríngana (Universidad de Alcalá), José Eloy Hortal Muñoz (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos), Birgit Houben (University of Antwerp), Katrin Keller (Universität Wien), José Martínez Millán (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Manuel Rivero (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Astrid von Schlachta (Universität Regensburg), Werner Thomas (KU Leuven)

About this title

About the Author:

René Vermeir is Professor and head of the Institute of Early Modern History at Ghent University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 905867990X
• ISBN 13: 9789058679901
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Vermeir René, Raeymaekers Dries, Hortal Muñoz José Eloy