Royal & Republican Sovereignty In Early

This illustrated collection of specially-commissioned essays by a team of leading scholars addresses the theme of sovereignty and the sources and variety of political power in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. A notable feature is the attention given to visual material, which previous scholars have been slow to exploit and which is reflected in the large number of distinctive and unusual illustrations. The book's diverse themes were all illuminated by the writings of Professor Ragnhild Hatton (1913-95) to whose memory this collection is dedicated.

"Under the able editorship of Robert Oresko, G.C. Gibbs, and H.M. Scott, this volume has transcended the usual constraints on Festschrifts to bounce a magisterial contribution in its own right....the book is handsomely produced, lavishly illustrated, well annotated, and abundantly indexed." A.L. Fell, The Sixteenth Century Journal"...it helped to be presistent in pursuing one's objective, something for which we must also thank the editors for this fine book." The International History Review

A collection of illustrated essays on sovereignty and political power in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe.

This illustrated collection by a team of leading scholars addresses the theme of sovereignty and the sources and variety of political power in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Topics covered include international relations and the control of foreign policy, the cultural policies and political ambitions of representational monarchy, urban developments, and the personalities of those who exercised authority. It spans the continent from Russia to Spain and from the Italian peninsula to the Dutch Republic and seeks to move away from clichs such as 'the rise of the modern state", placing emphasis instead upon the composite nature of early modern political structures.

Editorial preface; Introduction; 1. Republicanism, monarchism and liberty H. G. Koenigsberger; 2. Maps and monarchs in Europe, 1550'"1800 Peter Barber; 3. Resisting monarchy: the Netherlands as Britain"s school of revolution in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Hugh Dunthorne; 4. A prince souverain and the French crown: Charles de Nevers, 1580'"1637 David Parrott; 5. Small-power diplomacy in the age of Louis XIV: the foreign policy of the Great Elector during the 1660s and 1670s Derek McKay; 6. The king in his council: Louis XIV and the Conseil d"en haut John C. Rule; 7. From commune to capital: the transformation of Turin, sixteenth to seventeenth centuries Geoffrey Symcox; 8. The House of Savoy in search for a royal crown in the seventeenth century Robert Oresko; 9. Tsar into emperor: the title of Peter the Great Isabel De Madariaga; 10. Monarchs without a crown Edward Gregg; 11. The meanings of 'Austria" and 'Austrian" in the eighteenth century Grete Klingenstein; 12. Love and the empire: Maria Theresa and her co-regents Derek Beales; 13. Prussia"s royal foreign minister: Frederick the Great and the administration of Prussian diplomacy H. M. Scott; 14. Frederick the Great and German culture T. C. W. Blanning; 15. The secret compact of 1753 between the kings of France and of Naples Rohan Butler; 16. The crisis of 1758'"1759 in Spain: sovereignty and power during a 'species of interregnum" Charles C. Noel; 17. The Dutch Revolt and the American Revolution G. C. Gibbs; Ragnhild Marie Hatton: a personal appreciation Andrew Lossky; Ragnhild Hatton: bibliography of principal publications; Index.