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Nouvelle acquisition : War, state and society in Liège : how a small state of the holy roman empire survived the nine years’ war (1688-1697)

GOORTS Roeland
War, state and society in Liège : how a small state of the holy roman empire survived the nine years’ war (1688-1697)
Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2019, 417 p.
Collection Avisos de Flandes ; 17
ISBN 978-94-6270-131-1

LI 207

Résumé éditeur :

War, State and Society in Liège is a fascinating case study of the consequences of war in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and touches upon wider issues in early modern history, such as small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century and during the Nine Years’ War.

For centuries, the small semi-independent Holy Roman Principality of Liège succeeded in preserving a non-belligerent role in European conflicts. During the Nine Years’ War (1688–1697), however, Liège’s leaders had to abolish the practice of neutrality. For the first time in its early modern history, the Prince-Bishopric had to raise a regular army, reconstruct ruined defence structures, and supply army contributions in both money and material.

The issues under discussion in War, State and Society in Liège offer the reader insight into how Liège politically protected its powerful institutions and how the local elite tried to influence the interplay between domestic and external diplomatic relationships. (4e de couv.)


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Corinne HÉLIN (27 décembre 2019). Nouvelle acquisition : War, state and society in Liège : how a small state of the holy roman empire survived the nine years’ war (1688-1697). IRHiS-Bibliothèque. Consulté le 23 avril 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/ly2s


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