Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572-1615

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-43543-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 20, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 699 g

Reihe: Rulers & Elites

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leuveren, Bram van

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Bram van Leuveren, Ph.D (University of St Andrews, 2019), is Marie Sklodowska-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.