| Princely Power in the Dutch Republic: Patronage and William Frederick of Nassau (1613-64) Contributor(s): Janssen, Geert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719077583 ISBN-13: 9780719077586 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 16th Century - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Dewey: 949.203 |
| Series: Studies in Early Modern European History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |