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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Auteur principal: Mansel, Philip 1951- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Soc. 2021
Dans: The Huguenot Society journal
Année: 2021, Volume: 34, Pages: 1-19
Classifications IxTheo:KAH Époque moderne
KBA Europe de l'Ouest
KDD Église protestante
XA Droit
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Résumé: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".
ISSN:2053-6267
Contient:Enthalten in: Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The Huguenot Society journal