Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1609-14

Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1609-14

[NOTE: There is a short list of bookmarks, or pointers, at the end of the file for those who may wish to sample the author's ideas before making an entire meal of them. D.W.] Establishment of the Condominium in the DuchiesDissensions between the Neuburgers and BrandenburgersOccupation of Julich by the Brandenburgers assisted by the States-GeneralIndignation in Spain and at the Court of the ArchdukesSubsidy despatched to Brussels Spinola descends upon Aix-la-Chapelle and takes possession of Orsoy and other placesSurrender of WeselConference at XantenTreaty permanently dividing the Territory between Brandenburg and Neuburg Prohibition from SpainDelays and Disagreements. Three or four years passed away in the course of which the evils of a joint and undivided sovereignty of two rival houses over the same territory could not fail to manifest themselves. Brandenburg, Calvinist in religion, and for other reasons more intimately connected with and more favoured by the States' government than his rival, gained ground in the duchies. The Palatine of Neuburg, originally of Lutheran faith like his father, soon manifested Catholic tendencies, which excited suspicion in the Netherlands. These suspicions grew into certainties at the moment when he espoused the sister of Maximilian of Bavaria and of the Elector of Cologne. That this close connection with the very heads of the Catholic League could bode no good to the cause of which the States- General were the great promoters was self-evident. Very soon afterwards the Palatine, a man of mature age and of considerable talents, openly announced his conversion to the ancient church. Obviously the sympathies of the States could not thenceforth fail to be on the side of Brandenburg. The Elector's brother died and was succeeded in the governorship of the Condeminium by the Elector's brother, a youth of eighteen. He took up his abode in Cleve, leaving Dusseldorf to be the sole residence of his co-stadholder. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 4890
Author: Motley, John Lothrop
Release Date: Jan 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English