War, state, and society in Liège. How a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Year's War (1688-1697).

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Imprint:	Leuven : Leuven UP, 2018.
Description:	1 online resource (300 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Avisos de Flandes Avisos de Flandes.
Subject:	Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697. Liège (Belgium) -- History -- 17th century. Belgium -- Liège. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12021889

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ISBN:	9789461662712 9461662718 9789462701311 9462701318
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-406) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century.00'War, State and Society in Liège' is a fascinating case study of the consequences of war in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and touches upon wider issues in early modern history, such as small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century and during the Nine Years? War.00For centuries, the small semi-independent Holy Roman Principality of Liège succeeded in preserving a non-belligerent role in European conflicts. During the Nine Years? War (1688?1697), however, Liège?s leaders had to abolish the practice of neutrality. For the first time in its early modern history, the Prince-Bishopric had to raise a regular army, reconstruct ruined defence structures and supply army contributions in both money and material.00The issues under discussion in War, State and Society in Liège offer the reader insight into how Liège politically protected its powerful institutions and how the local elite tried to influence the interplay between domestic and external diplomatic relationships.
Other form:	Print version: War, state, and society in Liège. How a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Year's War (1688-1697). Leuven : Leuven UP 2018 9789462701311

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9789462701311; 9789461662712.pdf; Figures; Figure 1: Nobility in Liège; Figure 2: The political structure of the Prince-Bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire.; Figure 3: The election votes of 1688-1694; Figure 4: The election of the Prince-Bishop in 1688 and 1694 the complicated network of votes for both wartime princes; Figure 5: Part of the 'bonnes villes' / 'goede steden' in the 'tailles' of the state; Figure 6: Distribution of the taxes among the quartiers of the Prince-Bishopric just before 1688; Figure 7: Land taxes during the Nine Years' War
Figure 8: The costs of the Nine Years' War in the towns of Stokkem and BreeFigure 9: Revenue of the state; Figure 10: The troops of Liège and their monthly cost in 1690; Figure 12: Comparison of troops and population during the Nine Years' War; Figure 13: Economic and social consequences of war in the Ancien Régime; Figure 14: The family tree of the Wittelsbach dynasty; Maps; Map 1: The regions of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and the Electorate of Cologne, that was often ruled in a personal union with Liège during the early modern period; Map 2: The 'good towns' of Liège
Map 3: The quartiers of the Prince-Bishopric just before 1688Map 4: Places mentioned in chapter IV through chapter VIII; Map 5: The three main Liégeois forteresses on the Meuse (Maastricht, Huy and Liège); Map 6: The Citadel of Liège; Map 7: The fortifications of Maastricht 1581-1695; Map 8: Fortresses of the capital circa 1694; A. The chartreuse of Liège; B. Marked in black: Saint-Walburgia also known as the Citadel; Map 9 A and B: View on both fortifications of the capital; Map 10: The fortifications and defence structures of the Principality during the Nine Years' War
Map 11: Five additional maps of the fortificaitions of Liège, Dinant and TongerenMap 12: Additional map of the fortifications of Huy; Map 13: The French claims on the Principality (1670-1697); Map 14: Troop movements of 1688; Map 15: Troop movements of 1689; Map 16: Troop movements of 1690; Map 17: Troop movements of 1691; Map 18: Bombed area of Liège by Boufflers in 1691; Map 19: Troop movements of 1692; Map 20: Troop movements of 1693 (1) March-June; Map 21: Troop movements of 1693 (2) July-Winter; Map 22: Troop movements of 1694; Map 23: Troop movements of 1695
Map 24: Troop movements of 1696Map 25: Troop movements of 1697; Map 26: Troop movements of 1698; Illustrations; Illustration 1: Mint coined in 1688 by the Chapter during the sede vacante and referring to Saint-Lambert, its patron saint; Illustration 2: The sconce and fortified presbytery of Zutendaal; A. The reinforced presbytery with its moat is located in the middle of the village; B. On the right is the sconce with its small houses, moat, gate and drawbridge.; Illustration 3: A printed request for French contribution

War, state, and society in Liège. How a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Year's War (1688-1697).

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