Philip of Marnix and 'international Protestantism'. The fears and hopes of a Dutch refugee in the 1570s.

Philip of Marnix, one of the most famous Dutch refugees, is best known as an efficient and prolific counsellor to William of Orange. He served the leader of the Dutch Revolt as a propagandist and a diplomat from 1568 onwards until Orange’s death in 1584. Marnix accomplished several missions in order to convince foreign princes and other potential allies of the legitimacy of the uprising in the Netherlands. Many of the contacts he established and consolidated during his travels and through his correspondence are part of a wider network that can be described as ‘international Protestantism’. Phi... Mehr ...