Secundum Fidem et Religionem:Philibert van Serooskerke (1537-1579) Een Zeeuw in dienst van de Spaanse koning

Philibert van Serooskerke (1537-1579), viscount of Zealand, steward of Zealand West of the Scheldt and governor of Bergen op Zoom was the chief administrator in Zealand for Philip II, king of Spain and lord of the Habsburg-Burgundian Netherlands. On the basis of a biographical study in historical context, this dissertation aims to bridge the gap between what is known about the motives of the Dutch Revolt’s initiators, and the contrasting attitude of a high-ranking civil servant who remains loyal to his sovereign and to the central administration of the Low Countries. The lord of Serooskerke is... Mehr ...