Making Peace in an Age of War : Emperor Ferdinand III (1608–1657) / Mark Hengerer ; translated by Elke Soliday.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Central European studies | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2020]Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019Copyright date: ©[2020]Description: 1 online resource (362 pages): illustrations, one folded geneological table, one folded mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781612495934
Uniform titles:
  • Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657). English
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Contents:
Part I The Way to the Throne, 1608-1637 -- 1.1 Path to the Imperial Throne, 1608-1636 p. 11 -- 1.2 Heir Apparent Overnight p. 25 -- 1.3 Collecting Crowns: Failure in the Empire p. 35 -- 1.4 Waiting p. 47 -- 1.5 Illusory Achievements: The Peace of Prague, King of the Romans p. 75 -- Part II Searching for Peace in War, 1637-1648 -- 2.1 The Constellation of Imperial Government p. 89 -- 2.2 Aspects of Lordship: Court, Governance, Travels, Rome p. 109 -- 2.3 Negotiations p. 137 -- 2.4 Waging War p. 157 -- 2.5 The Turning Point, 1644-1645 p. 179 -- 2.6 The Breaking Point p. 197 -- Part III The Difficulty of Maintaining Peace -- 3.1 First Steps in a New Era p. 215 -- 3.2 Death and a New Beginning for the Dynasty and the Court p. 223 -- 3.3 Counter-Reformation and Territorial Rulership p. 233 -- 3.4 Emperor and Empire after 1648 p. 239 -- 3.5 The Death of Ferdinand IV p. 253 -- 3.6 New Succession: Old and New Dangers of War p. 257.
Summary: "This English-language translation of Mark Hengerer's Kaiser Ferdinand III: 1608-1657 Eine Biographie is based on an analysis of the weekly reports sent by the papal nuncio's office to the Vatican. These reports give detailed information about the daily whereabouts of the dynasty, courtiers, and foreign visitors, and they contain the gossip of the court in addition to weekly analysis of some political problems. This material enabled the author to report on daily life of the dynasty and to analyze the circumstances under which policy was made, which has led to a balance between the personality of Ferdinand III and the problems with which he dealt. In this biography, Hengerer provides answers to the question: Why did it take the emperor more than ten years to end a devastating war, the traumatizing effects of which on central Europe lasted into the twentieth century, particularly since there was no hope of victory against his foreign adversaries from the very moment he came into power?"-- Provided by publisher.
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Originally published in German as Kaiser Ferdinand III. (1608-1657) Eine Biographie.

Part I The Way to the Throne, 1608-1637 -- 1.1 Path to the Imperial Throne, 1608-1636 p. 11 -- 1.2 Heir Apparent Overnight p. 25 -- 1.3 Collecting Crowns: Failure in the Empire p. 35 -- 1.4 Waiting p. 47 -- 1.5 Illusory Achievements: The Peace of Prague, King of the Romans p. 75 -- Part II Searching for Peace in War, 1637-1648 -- 2.1 The Constellation of Imperial Government p. 89 -- 2.2 Aspects of Lordship: Court, Governance, Travels, Rome p. 109 -- 2.3 Negotiations p. 137 -- 2.4 Waging War p. 157 -- 2.5 The Turning Point, 1644-1645 p. 179 -- 2.6 The Breaking Point p. 197 -- Part III The Difficulty of Maintaining Peace -- 3.1 First Steps in a New Era p. 215 -- 3.2 Death and a New Beginning for the Dynasty and the Court p. 223 -- 3.3 Counter-Reformation and Territorial Rulership p. 233 -- 3.4 Emperor and Empire after 1648 p. 239 -- 3.5 The Death of Ferdinand IV p. 253 -- 3.6 New Succession: Old and New Dangers of War p. 257.

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"This English-language translation of Mark Hengerer's Kaiser Ferdinand III: 1608-1657 Eine Biographie is based on an analysis of the weekly reports sent by the papal nuncio's office to the Vatican. These reports give detailed information about the daily whereabouts of the dynasty, courtiers, and foreign visitors, and they contain the gossip of the court in addition to weekly analysis of some political problems. This material enabled the author to report on daily life of the dynasty and to analyze the circumstances under which policy was made, which has led to a balance between the personality of Ferdinand III and the problems with which he dealt. In this biography, Hengerer provides answers to the question: Why did it take the emperor more than ten years to end a devastating war, the traumatizing effects of which on central Europe lasted into the twentieth century, particularly since there was no hope of victory against his foreign adversaries from the very moment he came into power?"-- Provided by publisher.

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