The Huguenots, Louis XIV and the Courts of Europe: from Westminster to Dresden
Huguenot courtiers were no less representative of the diaspora than Huguenot soldiers or craftsmen. Since courts were among the key institutions of early modern Europe, and Huguenots were refugees in search of employment, they were bound to seek posts at court. Protestantism did not lessen reverence...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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The Huguenot Society journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 34, Pages: 1-19 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBA Western Europe KDD Protestant Church XA Law |
| Summary: | Huguenot courtiers were no less representative of the diaspora than Huguenot soldiers or craftsmen. Since courts were among the key institutions of early modern Europe, and Huguenots were refugees in search of employment, they were bound to seek posts at court. Protestantism did not lessen reverence for monarchy. The Huguenot court historiographer in Brandenburg, for example, Charles Ancillon from Metz, called the Elector Frederick III "a mortal God". |
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| ISSN: | 2053-6267 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The Huguenot Society journal
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