The ‘Spanish Faction’ at the court of the archdukes Albert and Isabella

At the end of his life, Philip II made great diplomatic efforts to bring to an end the military conflicts in which Spain was involved. He negotiated a peace treaty with France and sought rapprochement with his Protestant enemies. However, the most expensive conflict of all was the civil war in the N...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser:	Werner Thomas
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administrative courts Applied arts Architecture Armed conflict Armed forces Armies Arts Behavioral sciences Buildings Confidants Court orders Courts of law Dwellings Government Government officials Heads of state Identity Judicial rulings Judicial system Kings Law Mayors Military life Military science Military service Monarchism Monarchs Monarchy Palaces Personality psychology Political regimes Political science Political systems Psychology Residential buildings Social identity Social roles War
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	At the end of his life, Philip II made great diplomatic efforts to bring to an end the military conflicts in which Spain was involved. He negotiated a peace treaty with France and sought rapprochement with his Protestant enemies. However, the most expensive conflict of all was the civil war in the Netherlands, a war that for the Northern provinces had become a struggle for independence. In the past, several solutions had been considered, among them the idea of creating a separate principality or of ceding the rebellious provinces to a friendly prince.¹ In order to free his son of