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From the Spanish Netherlands to Spanish America Universiteit Antwerpen
Divided Loyalties: Angevin Partisans in the Southern Netherlands in the Aftermath of the War of the Spanish Succession Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714), opposing groups of supporters of the two pretenders to the Spanish throne, Philip of Anjou (Philip V of Spain) and the Archduke Charles (Emperor Charles VI of Austria), emerged. Subsequently, loyalties in the Southern Netherlands became divided, a problem which continued until the claimants settled their differences in 1725. This article examines the various reasons underlying their support ...
How to be a Catholic Copernican in the Spanish Netherlands Universiteit Gent
Negotiating theology and medicine in the Catholic Reformation : the early debate on Thomas Fienus's Embryology in the Spanish Netherlands (1620-1629) Universiteit Gent
Regime Change at a Distance: Austria and the Southern Netherlands Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1716-1725) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Regime change at a distance: Austria and the Southern Netherlands following the war of the Spanish succession, 1716-1725 Universiteit Gent
In 1716, as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession, Emperor Charles VI assumed power in the Southern Netherlands. This book is the first to trace the difficult early years of Austrian rule in these war-torn territories. A new government apparatus had to be established, a modus vivendi reached with the highly combative estates, and the public finances reconstructed. On top of which, the new prince had to win the hearts and minds of his ...
The making of a public issue in early modern Europe: the Spanish inquisition and public opinion in the Netherlands Universiteit Gent
Embattled Territory. The Circulation of Knowledge in the Spanish Netherlands KU Leuven
The classical view of science in the Spanish Netherlands harbours implicit assumptions, which need to be reconsidered in the light of contemporary historiography. Approaching the history of science from the perspective of the circulation of knowledge, this book indicates new paths of research furthering the integration of the history of science into wider, general history. To accomplish this aim the book raises three sets of questions. The first ...
Marriage Politics. Transregional Families in the Spanish Habsburg Netherlands, ca. 1650-1700 KU Leuven
Throughout the early modern period, the Spanish Habsburg crown needed the support of local elites to maintain a grip on the government of its polycentric empire, a global patchwork of territories governed through a network of viceroys and governors, military leaders, and hundreds of councils. A Hispano-Flemish world of political, cultural and economic exchanges shaped the lives of the peoples of both the Iberian Peninsula and the Low Countries. ...