Making Peace in an Age of War

Titel: Making Peace in an Age of War : Emperor Ferdinand III (1608-1657)
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Veröffentlicht: West Lafayette : Purdue University Press ; Purdue University Press [Imprint], 2019
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (362 p.)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
Schriftenreihe/
mehrbändiges Werk:
Central European Studies
Schlagworte:
ISBN: 9781557538444 ; 9781612495927 ; 9781612495934
  • Introduction
  • p. 1
  • Part I
  • The Way to the Throne, 1608-1637
  • 1.1
  • Path to the Imperial Throne, 1608-1636
  • p. 11
  • 1.2
  • Heir Apparent Overnight
  • p. 25
  • 1.3
  • Collecting Crowns: Failure in the Empire
  • p. 35
  • 1.4
  • Waiting
  • p. 47
  • 1.5
  • Illusory Achievements: The Peace of Prague, King of the Romans
  • p. 75
  • Part II
  • Searching for Peace in War, 1637-1648
  • 2.1
  • The Constellation of Imperial Government
  • p. 89
  • 2.2
  • Aspects of Lordship: Court, Governance, Travels, Rome
  • p. 109
  • 2.3
  • Negotiations
  • p. 137
  • 2.4
  • Waging War
  • p. 157
  • 2.5
  • The Turning Point, 1644-1645
  • p. 179
  • 2.6
  • The Breaking Point
  • p. 197
  • Part III
  • The Difficulty of Maintaining Peace
  • 3.1
  • First Steps in a New Era
  • p. 215
  • 3.2
  • Death and a New Beginning for the Dynasty and the Court
  • p. 223
  • 3.3
  • Counter-Reformation and Territorial Rulership
  • p. 233
  • 3.4
  • Emperor and Empire after 1648
  • p. 239
  • 3.5
  • The Death of Ferdinand IV
  • p. 253
  • 3.6
  • New Succession: Old and New Dangers of War
  • p. 257
  • Notes
  • p. 273
  • Bibliography
  • p. 305
  • Index
  • p. 321
  • About the Author
  • p. 327