Title Protecting the fatherland : lawsuits and political debates in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany (1642-1655) / Christel Annemieke Romein

Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) Series Studies in the history of law and justice, 2198-9850 ; volume 20 Studies in the history of law and justice ; v. 20. 2198-9850 Contents Part I. Holy Roman Empire. Political language in the Holy Roman Empire 1500-1700 -- Jülich : pamphlets and Cologne get-togethers (1640s-1650s) -- Hesse-Cassel : alleged sedition and law-suits (1640s-1650s) -- Part II. Kingdom of France. Patriots' in France, political talks between 1500s and 1650s -- Brittany : pay d'états and don gratuit (1648-1652) -- Part III. Conclusion. Comparison of the cases Summary "This open access book presents a comparative analysis of the use of fatherland terminology in a political and legal context in Jülich, Hesse-Cassel and Brittany from 1642 to 1655. Fatherland terminology includes words such as patria, patriot and nation. In historiography, the use of these words by the nobility is often interpreted as an early sign of nationalism that conflicted with the prince's initiation of state-building. The book argues that neither 'states' nor 'nationalism' truly existed yet; rather, the political arena was dominated by dynasties. Further, it rejects the notion of deliberate state-building and demonstrates that the nobility used this terminology to object to princely politics as part of adopting a "presupposed office." This status allowed the nobility to place itself outside the ruler-subject constellation and critique the situation. The Duchy of Jülich and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel are used as examples of small economies of scale with homogeneous nobilities, and ones where the Thirty Year's War hit hard - which led to the illegal levying of taxes and the billeting of soldiers, and in turn to the nobility critiquing princely politics. In contrast, the Duchy of Brittany, with its large economy of scale and heterogeneous nobility, found an alternative way of pursuing its interests and keeping taxes as low as possible. The goal of this book is to discuss and present three representative cases that offer insights into how the nobility safeguarded the welfare and prosperity of the fatherland and its inhabitants." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 19, 2021) Subject Law -- Jülich (Duchy) -- History -- 17th century Nobility -- Jülich (Duchy) -- History -- 17th century Law -- Germany -- Hesse-Kassel -- History -- 17th century Nobility -- Germany -- Hesse-Kassel -- History -- 17th century Law -- France -- Brittany -- History -- 17th century Nobility -- France -- Brittany -- History -- 17th century Law Nobility Politics and government SUBJECT Jülich (Duchy) -- Politics and government -- 17th century Hesse-Kassel -- Politics and government -- 17th century Brittany (France) -- Politics and government -- 17th century Subject Europe -- Jülich (Duchy) France -- Brittany Hesse-Kassel Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9783030742409 3030742407

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