| Description |
xvi, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-327) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Strategy and Finance. 1. Grand Strategy of Charles V. 2. Habsburg-Valois Struggle: Italy, 1515-1528. 3. Search for Revenue, I: The Hard Roads of Fiscal Reform. 4. Search for Revenue, II: Parliamentary Subsidies. 5. Search for Credit: Charles and His Bankers -- Pt. 2. Impresario of War: Charles's Campaigns, 1529-1552. 6. Finding Uses for an Army: Charles in Italy, 1529-1530. 7. Crusades in Austria and the Mediterranean, 1532-1535. 8. Failures in Provence and at Prevesa and Algiers, 1536-1541. 9. Charles's Grand Plan, 1543-1544. 10. First Schmalkaldic War, 1546-1547. 11. Second Schmalkaldic War and the Assault on Metz, 1552 |
| Summary |
"Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) asserted his princely authority by deciding at times to lead his own armies to war, despite the misgivings of advisers. But because Europe's wars were fought with money borrowed against future revenues, even an emperor had to share power with his bankers and his parliaments. This book examines all three dimensions of European warfare. Charles's role as commander in chief is evaluated by measuring the strategic aims of his personal campaigns. The process by which bankers took control of the finances of the Habsburg lands becomes clear from an examination of where the money came from to pay for Charles's campaigns. |
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Finally, a comparison of the realms that provided most of Charles's revenues - Castile, Naples, and three Low Countries provinces - shows how some parliamentary bodies, if not all, successfully pursued long-term local interests by exploiting the dynasty's need for money."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558. |
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Europe -- Economic conditions -- 16th century.
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Europe. |
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556.
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Europe -- History, Military -- 1492-1648.
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1492-1648 |
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Finance, Public -- Holy Roman Empire -- History -- 16th century.
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Finance, Public. |
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History. |
| Indexed Term |
Carlos V, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano, 1550-1558 |
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Europa Condiciones económicas Siglo XVI. |
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Sacro Imperio Romano Reyes y soberanos Biografía. |
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Sacro Imperio Romano Historia Carlos V, 1505-1555. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0521814316 |
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9780521814317 |
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