Thomas, Andrew L.. A house divided : Wittelsbach confessional court cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1550-1650

Folger bibliographic ID: 235610
Folger call number: DD801.B37 T47 2010
Folger holdings ID: 289307

General notes

Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Purdue University, 2007 Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-383) and index

Contents

Reflecting dynastic destinies: mirror of prince literature and Wittelsbach education -- Patronage and piety: the confessionalization of Wittelsbach courts in Heidelberg and Munich -- Confessional frontiers and border wars: the confessionalization of Bavaria and the Palatinate -- Wedding bells and cannon fire: Wittelsbach confessional diplomacy -- A winter's tale: the "Winter King" and the court at Prague -- Image-breaking: iconoclasm and identity crisis -- Clarion calls: White Mountain and Wittelsbach legitimacy -- Metamorphosis: the Palatinate in transition and the "Bohemian" court in exile at The Hague -- Appendix A: Wittelsbach genealogy (1300-1550) -- Appendix B: Palatine Wittelsbachs genealogy (1550-1650) -- Appendix C: Bavarian Wittelsbachs genealogy (1550-1650)

Extended title: A house divided : Wittelsbach confessional court cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1550-1650 / by Andrew L. Thomas

Wittelsbach, House of Bavaria (Germany) Palatinate (Germany) Royal houses Church and state Reformation Holy Roman Empire

author: Thomas, Andrew L.
subject: Wittelsbach, House of