Monarchy, the court, and the provincial elite in early modern Europe:

"A team of experts view the relationship between rulers and their leading subjects across Europe and further afield. If God-derived authority legitimized a monarch's rule, it did not necessarily prevent opposition to perceived arbitrary government as subjects put forward the counter-concep...

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1. Verfasser: Edwards, Peter 1944- (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2024]
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Zusammenfassung:"A team of experts view the relationship between rulers and their leading subjects across Europe and further afield. If God-derived authority legitimized a monarch's rule, it did not necessarily prevent opposition to perceived arbitrary government as subjects put forward the counter-concept of consensual rule. The provincial elite might serve the ruler as advisors and officers at court but they also possessed an independent source of power based on their extensive estates. While monarchs wanted to perpetuate a system in which they could watch over members of the regional elite at court and keep them busy, they sought to make use of them as local and provincial administrators, that is, as long as they remained loyal: a fraught balancing act. Contributors include: Hélder Carvalhal, Peter Edwards, Jemma Field, Cailean Gallagher, Pedro José Herades-Ruiz, Graeme S. Millen, Vita Malašinskiené, Tibor Monostori, Steve Murdoch, David Potter, Peter S. Roberts, Irene Maria Vicente-Martin, and Matthias Wong"--
Beschreibung:Aus dem Vorwort: "Most of the essays printed in this volume were read at a conference organized by The Society for Court Studies which took place at the University of Cambridge in January 2019".
Beschreibung:XIII, 314 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9789004441224