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1 online resource (366 pages, 8 pages of plates) : color illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index. |
| Summary |
The Habsburg Court of Brussels remains one of the few early modern princely courts that have never been thoroughly studied by historians. Yet it offers a unique case, particularly with regard to the first decades of the seventeenth century. Once home to the Dukes of Burgundy, the ancient palace on the Coudenberg hill in Brussels became the principal residence of the Habsburg governors in the Low Countries and, in the period 1598-1621, that of Archduke Albert and his wife, the Spanish Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia. Eager to reassert the dynasty's authority in these parts, the Archdukes ruled the Habsburg Netherlands as sovereign princes in their own right. Based on the author's prize-winning dissertation, this book vividly brings to life the splendour of their court and unravels the goals and ambitions of the men and women who lived and worked in the palace. |
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Table of Contents; Preface; Illustrations & Plates; Tables & Charts; Abbreviations; Currency values; Prelude; Introduction; The sovereignty debate; The emergence of court studies; Court studies and the court of the archdukes; The role of the household; Sources and methodology; Arrangement of the book; Part I; Anatomy of the Archducal Household; Chapter ISetting the Stage; Reconstructing the archducal household; The development of the Spanish-Burgundian court model; Structure and organization of the archducal household; The Capilla; The Casa; The Cámara ; a) The Cámara of Albert. |
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B) The Cámara of IsabellaThe Caballeriza; The Guarda; Conclusion: the court ceremonial in its political context; Chapter IIHousehold Scale & Finances; Contours: the court and its household; The figures; Discussion; Financial organization of the archducal household; Remuneration; Discussion; Departmental budgets; Conspicuous consumption; The archducal household budget; The figures; Discussion; Conclusion; Chapter IIIIn the Service of the Dynasty*; The creation of the archducal household; Nation and loyalty; The selection process; The criteria; Religious and political affinity. |
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Lineage and reputationExperience and competence; Advocacy and appreciation ; Influence from Madrid?; A 'Spanish bastion'?; Conclusion; Part II; The Political Roleof the Courtiers; Chapter IV'Une Liberté Absolue d'Entrer'; Access in the spatial and ceremonial sense; Access to the archducal Cámara ; Norms and practices; The golden key; Access and favor; Conclusion; Chapter VEyes & Ears*; Faction vs. nation; The swearing of oaths in 1616; Dynastic perils; Courtiers in diplomacy ; Conclusion; Chapter VIThe Archduke's Gran Privado; The long path to power ; The minister-favorite. |
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Favorites and fortunesA valimiento in the Archducal Netherlands?; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Archival Sources; Printed Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Papers; Websites; Index; Gallery. |
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English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Habsburg, House of -- History.
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Habsburg, House of |
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Brussels (Belgium) -- Social life and customs.
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Brussels (Belgium) -- Court and courtiers.
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Brussels (Belgium) -- Politics and government.
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Benelux countries -- Court and courtiers.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. |
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HISTORY -- Renaissance. |
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Courts and courtiers |
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Manners and customs |
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Politics and government |
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Belgium -- Brussels https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvCVMTbm6DhwFx9C4w9jC |
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Benelux countries |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Raeymaekers, Dries. One foot in the palace 9789058679390 (OCoLC)833403707 |
| ISBN |
9789461661432 (electronic bk.) |
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9461661436 (electronic bk.) |
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9789058679390 |
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905867939X |
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