Entre Rome, Bruxelles et l’Espagne. L’agence ecclésiastique des Pays-Bas et de la Franche-Comté dans la monarchie polycentrique de Philippe II ; Between Rome, Brussels and Spain. The Southern Netherlands and Franche-Comté ecclesiastical agency in the Polycentric Monarchy of Philip the 2nd ; Entre Roma, Bruselas y España. La agencia eclesiástica de los Países Bajos y del Franco Condado en la monarquía policéntrica de Felipe II

peer reviewed ; The Southern Netherlands and Franche-Comté agency in the Holy See at the time of Philip II has not received much attention from historians. Most probably it is due to its apparent lack of stature. Indeed, subjected to Philip II’s ambassador in Rome, the agency tasks were limited. It was only able to look after the ecclesiastic affaires of Southern Netherlands and Franche-Comté during the negotiations at the roman curia. However a strategies and network analysis allows to requalify this reading. Through socio-professional strategies of agent Laurent du Blioul, the institution wa... Mehr ...