The Winter King: Frederick V of the Palatinate and the Coming of the Thirty Years' War,9780754634010

The Winter King: Frederick V of the Palatinate and the Coming of the Thirty Years' War

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ISBN13: 9780754634010
ISBN10: 0754634019
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-10-28
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Through a biographical study of Frederick V - the Winter King of Bohemia - The Winter King presents a fresh perspective on the causes and early years of the Thirty Year's War. Utilising Frederick's political and personal correspondence, backed up with a wealth of archival and secondary sources, Dr Pursell presents the Winter King's choices and alternatives, and interprets his words and responses to them. He argues that it is best to understand the war as an extended constitutional conflict, entailing religious and political factors together, fought within the Holy Roman Empire.

Author Biography

Brennan C. Pursell is Assistant Professor of History at DeSales University, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
List of Abbreviations xv
Introduction: Frederick V and the Thirty Years' War 1(10)
1. Signs of Impending Disaster? 11(32)
The Imperial Constitution
11(6)
The Protagonist: Frederick V
17(6)
The Palatinate in a European Context
23(8)
An Inevitable Religious War?
31(4)
Notes
35(8)
2. Rebellion in Bohemia: a Local Crisis 43(22)
Ferdinand of Styria, King of Bohemia
45(1)
The Uprising Begins
46(2)
Palatine Involvement
48(5)
The Anglo-Spanish Nexus
53(4)
The Rebellion Wavers
57(3)
Notes
60(5)
3. The Elections of 1619: an Imperial Crisis 65(28)
Interregnum
65(3)
The Palatine Vote
68(4)
The Bohemian and Imperial Elections
72(4)
The Final Decision
76(4)
Frederick I, King of Bohemia
80(6)
Notes
86(7)
4. The New King, 1619-1620 93(30)
The Palatine-Bohemian Regime
94(3)
The Progress
97(4)
A Birth and a Ban
101(2)
The Tide Turns
103(4)
The Defense Falters
107(6)
The End of the Regime
113(3)
Notes
116(7)
5. The Palatine Crisis, 1620-1621 123(42)
The Rebellion Collapses
123(3)
Common Cause and Protestant Cause
126(2)
Segeberg
128(3)
The English Dimension
131(6)
The Defense of the Palatinate
137(3)
Digby's Embassy
140(5)
Between War and Peace
145(9)
Notes
154(11)
6. Frederick at War, 1622 165(30)
Palatine Tactics
166(3)
Rex Pacificus
169(2)
On Campaign
171(4)
English Intercession
175(3)
Steps Toward Peace
178(4)
Violence Prevails
182(3)
The Loss of the Palatinate
185(3)
Notes
188(7)
7. Undermining the Anglo-Spanish Peace, 1623 195(22)
Palatine Policy
195(4)
The Journey to Spain
199(6)
The Match Dissolves
205(3)
Yet Another Match
208(3)
Notes
211(6)
8. The Rise and Fall of The Hague Alliance, 1624-1626 217(38)
War or Negotiations?
217(7)
The Quest for an Alliance
224(7)
Annus Mirabilis, 1625
231(4)
The Hague Alliance
235(7)
The 'Catholic' Side
242(2)
Frederick and his God
244(2)
Notes
246(9)
9. Tragedy and Deliverance, 1627-1632 255(30)
The End of the Empire's Wars
255(2)
Frederick V
257(5)
Ferdinand II
262(5)
The Swedish Invasion
267(3)
The Last Campaign
270(8)
Notes
278(7)
10. Closure 285(12)
To Westphalia
285(2)
The Problem of Religious War
287(6)
Frederick the Man
293(2)
Notes
295(2)
Bibliography 297(18)
Index 315

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