Philostrato (Mar 2018)
Institutions and extraordinary government the Habsburg Netherlands in the time of the Grand Condé (1651-1659)
Abstract
Netherlands at the end of 1651, as a result of his alliance with Philip IV. He played a key role in both the Fronde and the Franco-Spanish war. His exile in the Spanish Netherlands became inevitable from the summer of 1653. He remained there until the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659). This extraordinary situation provoked enormous instability in the government of the Spanish Netherlands. The hero of Rocroi consistently defended his status and power, which he based upon his prestige and standing in France, the unwavering support of the Catholic King and the steadfast loyalty of his own clientele networks. In this way the figure of the Grand Condé loomed over – and often challenged – the leading institutions and ministers of Philip IV in the Southern Netherlands.
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