Princely Power in the Dutch Republic - Patronage and William Frederick of Nassau (1613-64) (Hardcover)

Based on one of the richest surviving diaries of the Dutch Golden Age, Princely Power in the Dutch Republic recaptures the social world of William Frederick of Nassau (1613-1664). As a Stadholder and relative of the Prince of Orange, William Frederick was among the key players in a fragmented republican state system. This study offers a vivid analysis of his political strategies and reveals how unwritten codes of patronage guided his daily contacts and shaped his mental world. As a patron at his court and as a client of the Prince of Orange, William Frederick developed distinctive patronage roles, appropriate to different social spheres. By assessing these different roles, Janssen provides a unique insight into the ways in which a seventeenth-century nobleman negotiated and articulated clientage, friendship and corruption in his life. This study offers an in-depth analysis of political practices in the Dutch Republic and reconsiders the way in which patronage shaped early modern politics, affected religious divisions and framed social identities. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Early Modern European History
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Geert H. Janssen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-7758-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Dutch
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-7190-7758-3
Barcode:	9780719077586

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