Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572–1615
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-43543-8 (ISBN)
This book is the first to explore the rich festival culture of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century France as a tool for diplomacy. Bram van Leuveren examines how the late Valois and early Bourbon rulers of the kingdom made conscious use of festivals to advance their diplomatic interests in a war-torn Europe and how diplomatic stakeholders from across the continent participated in and responded to the theatrical and ceremonial events that featured at these festivals. Analysing a large body of multilingual eyewitness and commemorative accounts, as well as visual and material objects, Van Leuveren argues that French festival culture operated as a contested site where the diplomatic concerns of stakeholders from various national, religious, and social backgrounds fought for recognition.
Bram van Leuveren, Ph.D. (University of St Andrews, 2019), is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at Leiden University. His/their research focuses on early modern diplomacy, court and popular culture, ritual and pageantry, gender and colonial studies, and the history of Anglo-Dutch-French relations.
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Preliminary Notes
Introduction
1 Diplomatic Practices
2 Topic and Terminology
3 State of the Field
4 Methodology and Historical Sources
5 Outline of Chapters
1 Unhappy Products of Unhappy Times: European Thought on Diplomacy and Festival Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
1 Introduction
2 The Humanist Roots of Diplomacy and Festival Culture
3 Practices of Negotiation
4 Practices of Hospitality
5 Practices of Publicisation
6 Conclusion
2 Cross-Confessional Diplomacy: The Parisian Court Festivals of Summer 1572
1 Introduction
2 Diplomatic Context
3 The Ratification Ceremony for the Treaty of Blois, 15 June 1572
4 Banquets and Theatrical Entertainments, 13–20 June 1572
5 The Nuptial Ceremony for the Valois-Navarre Festival, 18 August 1572
6 A Royal Dinner and Theatrical Entertainments, 18–21 August 1572
7 Conclusion
3 Diplomatic (In)Hospitality: Henri III’s Controversial Reception of Dutch Rebels, Winter 1585
1 Introduction
2 Diplomatic Context
3 Travelling to Paris, January–February 1585
4 Reception at Court, February–March 1585
5 Conclusion
4 Public and Back-Channel Diplomacy: Broadcasting Reconciliation at the Time of the Edict of Nantes and the Peace of Vervins, 1598–1600
1 Introduction
2 Diplomatic Context
3 Receiving Catholic and Protestant Allies, Spring 1598
4 Staging Reconciliation, Winter 1600
5 Conclusion
5 Contesting Diplomacies: Continuity and Audience Control at Two Royal Marriages, 1612–1615
1 Introduction
2 Diplomatic Context
3 Winning Support for the Franco-Spanish Double Marriage in Paris, 1612
4 Celebrating the Anglo–German Wedding in London, 1613
5 Celebrating the Franco–Spanish Double Marriage in Paris, 1615
6 Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Rulers & Elites ; 20 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 699 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-43543-3 / 9004435433 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-43543-8 / 9789004435438 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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