Scottish clients of the Habsburgs, 1618 to 1648
The last years of Jacobean rule coincided with the appearance of a number of Scottish soldiers at the three major Habsburg centres of power: Madrid, Brussels and the Imperial court (the last of which was still peripatetic but increasingly centred in Vienna). Recognising the geographical complexity involved in studying such individuals, the thesis seeks to contribute to the debates of historians of early modern Europe with respect to three issues: the problem of 'multiple kingdoms', the existence or otherwise of a seventeenth century 'general crisis', and the nature of political patronage at the regal court. The first chapter deals with the historical background. The remainder of the argument is divided into two sections, the first of which relates to the 1618-35 period. It covers the lives of men such as Colonel William Semple, his nephew, Hugh Semple S.J., and ambitious sojourners such as the seventh Earl of Argyll. The rise and decline of these individuals in influencing Spanish foreign policy is the subject of chapters two and three respectively. Chapter four introduces several Scottish 'military enterprisers' who rose to prominence in the service of the 'Austrian' branch of the dynasty after 1633. The
Worthington, David
Jacobean; Buckingham
Scottish clients of the Habsburgs, 1618 to 1648. The last years of Jacobean rule coincided with the appearance of a number of Scottish soldiers at the three major Habsburg centres of power: Madrid, Brussels and the Imperial court (the last of which was still peripatetic but increasingly centred in Vienna). Recognising the geographical complexity involved in studying such individuals, the thesis seeks to contribute to the debates of historians of early modern Europe with respect to three issues: the problem of 'multiple kingdoms', the existence or otherwise of a seventeenth century 'general crisis', and the nature of political patronage at the regal court. The first chapter deals with the historical background. The remainder of the argument is divided into two sections, the first of which relates to the 1618-35 period. It covers the lives of men such as Colonel William Semple, his nephew, Hugh Semple S.J., and ambitious sojourners such as the seventh Earl of Argyll. The rise and decline of these individuals in influencing Spanish foreign policy is the subject of chapters two and three respectively. Chapter four introduces several Scottish 'military enterprisers' who rose to prominence in the service of the 'Austrian' branch of the dynasty after 1633. The
scottish client jacobean rule coincide appearance number scottish soldier three_major habsburg centre power madrid imperial court last still peripatetic increasingly centred vienna recognising geographical complexity involve studying individual seek_contribute debate historian early_modern_europe respect issue problem multiple kingdom existence otherwise crisis nature political patronage regal court first_deal historical_background remainder argument divide_two section first relate period cover live men colonel william nephew ambitious sojourner seventh earl argyll rise decline individual influence spanish foreign_policy subject two_three respectively introduces several scottish military rise prominence service austrian branch