An Elite within Dutch Nobility. The Teutonic Order Bailiwick of Utrecht, 1640-1840
For a long time, the position of the nobility in Dutch society was greatly underestimated. Yet, nobility did have a great influence until well into the nineteenth century, especially in the eastern provinces. The country’s noble networks included the Teutonic Order Bailiwick of Utrecht, which originated from a crusader order, but in 1640 decame an independent institution including married, Protestant nobles. Because of the requirement for four noble grandparents of Reformed confession and stemming from an old lineage, membership of the order was very exclusive and acted as a mark of distinctio... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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Centre de la Méditerranée moderne et contemporaine
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Schlagwörter: | noblesse / Provinces-Unies de Hollande / ordres militaires / Ordre des Teu-toniques / distinction / nobility / Dutch History / military orders / Teutonic Order |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26639820 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://journals.openedition.org/cdlm/15756 |
For a long time, the position of the nobility in Dutch society was greatly underestimated. Yet, nobility did have a great influence until well into the nineteenth century, especially in the eastern provinces. The country’s noble networks included the Teutonic Order Bailiwick of Utrecht, which originated from a crusader order, but in 1640 decame an independent institution including married, Protestant nobles. Because of the requirement for four noble grandparents of Reformed confession and stemming from an old lineage, membership of the order was very exclusive and acted as a mark of distinction for noble families. ; Longtemps, la position de la noblesse dans la société néerlandaise a été largement sous-estimée. La noblesse a eu une grande influence jusqu’à une grande partie du xixe siècle, en particulier dans les provinces orientales. L’un des principaux réseaux nobiliaires était l’ordre teutonique du bailliage d’Utrecht, issu d’un ordre de croisés, mais qui, depuis 1640, était devenu une institution indépendante, composée de nobles mariés et protestants. En raison de l’exigence de quatre grands-parents nobles de vieille lignée et de confession réformée, l’adhésion était très sélective et attestait de la noblesse des familles.