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- Hans Cools (1969) studied history and philosophy at the universities of Antwerp, Lille III and Ghent. From 1992 unti... moreHans Cools (1969) studied history and philosophy at the universities of Antwerp, Lille III and Ghent. From 1992 until 1995 he was a junior research fellow at European University Institute in Florence. In 2000 he obtained his doctorate at the University of Amsterdam with a dissertation on the impact of state formation on the aristocracy in the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands between 1475 and 1530. Then he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University. Between 2003 and 2006 he was a staff member of the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome. Since autumn 2006 Hans Cools lectures early modern history at KU Leuven.
Hans Cools has a strong interest in political and social history of the late medieval and early modern Netherlands, Italy and France.edit
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M. Matheus, H. Cools, M. Espadas Burgos, M. Gras, M. Miglio en G. Kuck eds., La storiografia tra passato e futuro. Il X Congresso Internazionale di Scienze Storiche (Roma 1955) cinquant’anni dopo, Roma (Unione Internazionale degli Istituti di Archeologia, Storia e Storia dell’Arte in Roma), 2008, 370 pp. more
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De auteur fan dizze bydrage analysearret de byldfoarming oangeande santjindeiuwsk Fryslân, sa’t dy nei foaren komt út in stikmannich reisferslaggen fan hovelingen fan ’e Toskaanske prins Cosimo de’ Medici, dy’t yn 1669 in deiútstapke... more
De auteur fan dizze bydrage analysearret de byldfoarming oangeande santjindeiuwsk Fryslân, sa’t dy nei foaren komt út in stikmannich reisferslaggen fan hovelingen fan ’e Toskaanske prins Cosimo de’ Medici, dy’t yn 1669 in deiútstapke makken nei Starum en Molkwar. Cosimo wie twa kear koart nei inoar op besite yn ’e Nederlânske Republyk, nammentlik yn 1667-’68 en yn 1669. Hy bestudearre dêr de politike en ekonomyske struktueren en ’e kultuer fan in lân dat yn in pear desennia tiid útwoeksen wie ta in Europeeske grutmacht. Hoewol’t de prins en dy’t mei him op reis wiene foaral Hollânske stêden oandiene, advisearre riedspensjonaris Johan de Witt harren om ek in besite te bringen oan Fryslân. Dêr soene de Toskanen neff ens dy wichtige politikus, de taal en ’e wizânsjes fan ’e âlde Friezen opsnuve kinne. Op 26 juny 1669 die it reisselskip de Fryske Súdwesthoeke oan. Iermoderne Nederlânske learden wiene fan betinken, dat dat in nijsgjirrich reisdoel wie: Starum soe, ear’t de haven yn ferfal rekke wie, ienris de haadstêd fan Fryslân west hawwe en yn it isolearre, op in pealdoarp lykjende, Molkwar soe in âlde fariant fan it Frysk praat wurde. De oanwêzigens fan in grutte Doperske mienskip wie dêrby in saak dy’t it sintimint fan eksintrikens noch fi erder fersterke. De Toskaanske besikers koene lykwols mar min teplak krije wat oft se no krekt sjoen hiene. Harren foel benammen it (relative) ekonomysk ferfal fan ’e krite op. Mar Cosimo en syn folgelingen wiene net nei Nederlân kommen om ruïnes te besjen; dy hiene se yn harren heitelân by ’t soad. Se wiene wol fassinearre troch de nije monumintale gebouwen yn ’e grutte Hollânske stêden en dan benammen yn Amsterdam. Yn tsjinstelling ta harren Hollânske gasten hiene de Toskanen dêrom amper niget oan it byld fan it primitive, mar ûnoantaaste Fryslân.status: publishe
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This a survey of recent research on the history of Antwerp carried out at the history departments of Flemish universities (UA, UGent, KUL, and VUB).
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Bij het uitbreken van de Nederlandse Opstand werd Filips Willem, de oudste zoon van Willem van Oranje, als gijzelaar naar Spanje afgevoerd. Noodgedwongen verbleef hij daar bijna dertig jaar. In de Nederlandse historiografie wordt Filips... more
Bij het uitbreken van de Nederlandse Opstand werd Filips Willem, de oudste zoon van Willem van Oranje, als gijzelaar naar Spanje afgevoerd. Noodgedwongen verbleef hij daar bijna dertig jaar. In de Nederlandse historiografie wordt Filips Willem veelal als een krachteloze marionet geportretteerd. In werkelijkheid stelde Filips Willem na zijn terugkeer uit Spanje alles in het werk om het familiale patrimonium te behoeden voor versnippering. Dat streven ging ook voor op het eigenbelang van de prins. De gijzeling is een voorbeeld van de Habsburgse praktijk om oudste zonen van vorstelijke dynastieën uit cliëntstaten voor langere tijd als gijzelaar vast te zetten.
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During the twelve years truce the Italian officer Francesco Lanario wrote and published in Antwerp a concise history of the first phase of the Dutch Revolt. The book proved hugely popular. It was re-issued in various Italian cities and... more
During the twelve years truce the Italian officer Francesco Lanario wrote and published in Antwerp a concise history of the first phase of the Dutch Revolt. The book proved hugely popular. It was re-issued in various Italian cities and translated into Spanish, French and German. At all of these occasions the text was moulded for new a public public.
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This essay provides a survey of the composition and the social origins of the Netherland’s episcopate during the reign of Emperor Charles V. Although in theory local cathedral chapters elected their bishops, there was substantial... more
This essay provides a survey of the composition and the social origins of the Netherland’s episcopate during the reign of Emperor Charles V. Although in theory local cathedral chapters elected their bishops, there was substantial government influence on the outcome of the elections. Nearly all bishops originated from the ranks of the aristocracy. In 1559 the papal bull Super Universas redesigned the ecclesiastical map of the Netherlands. Henceforth the Habsburg monarch nominated bishops in the vastly increased number of bishoprics. Thereby he finally acquired a privilege that his father had already obtained, not without difficulties, for his Iberian realms in 1530, whereas the French kings nominated their bishops already since 1516, by virtue of the Concordat of Bologna. Although Philip II and his advisers thus secured the nomination of a contingent of university-trained bishops that fostered the Catholic renewal, scions of the local aristocracy continued to occupy the most prestigious sees, including the three archbishoprics. This last phenomenon has been hardly noticed in the historiography on the subject.
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Previous generations of researchers have suggested that seigniorial towns in the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands were exempted from investing in gifts to nobles and princely officers who could influence the regional and central decision... more
Previous generations of researchers have suggested that seigniorial towns in the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands were exempted from investing in gifts to nobles and princely officers who could influence the regional and central decision process to the benefit of the town. Clearly, seignioral lords felt a natural duty to protect the needs of their towns. However, this assumption has not been tested yet. In this article we assess the network of powerbrokers that the town of Diest constructed and the position its highborn lords had in that network during the first half of the sixteenth century. We argue that conflicting interests and rivaling clients forced the town of Diest to invest in a privileged relationship with its lord. In addition, the town magistrates maintained relations with alternative power brokers.
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De auteur fan dizze bydrage analysearret de byldfoarming oangeande santjinde-iuwsk Fryslân, sa't dy nei foaren komt út in stikmannich reisferslaggen fan ho-velingen fan 'e Toskaanske prins Cosimo de' Medici, dy't yn 1669 in deiútstapke... more
De auteur fan dizze bydrage analysearret de byldfoarming oangeande santjinde-iuwsk Fryslân, sa't dy nei foaren komt út in stikmannich reisferslaggen fan ho-velingen fan 'e Toskaanske prins Cosimo de' Medici, dy't yn 1669 in deiútstapke makken nei Starum en Molkwar. Cosimo wie twa kear koart nei inoar op besite yn 'e Nederlânske Republyk, nammentlik yn 1667-'68 en yn 1669. Hy bestudearre dêr de politike en ekonomyske struktueren en 'e kultuer fan in lân dat yn in pear desennia tiid útwoeksen wie ta in Europeeske grutmacht. Hoewol't de prins en dy't mei him op reis wiene foaral Hollânske stêden oandiene, advisearre rieds-pensjonaris Johan de Witt harren om ek in besite te bringen oan Fryslân. Dêr soene de Toskanen neff ens dy wichtige politikus, de taal en 'e wizânsjes fan 'e âlde Friezen opsnuve kinne. Op 26 juny 1669 die it reisselskip de Fryske Súdwesthoeke oan. Iermoderne Ne-derlânske learden wiene fan betinken, dat dat in nijsgjirrich reisdoel wie: Starum soe, ear't de haven yn ferfal rekke wie, ienris de haadstêd fan Fryslân west hawwe en yn it isolearre, op in pealdoarp lykjende, Molkwar soe in âlde fariant fan it Frysk praat wurde. De oanwêzigens fan in grutte Doperske mienskip wie dêrby in saak dy't it sintimint fan eksintrikens noch fi erder fersterke. De Toskaanske besikers koene lykwols mar min teplak krije wat oft se no krekt sjoen hiene. Har-ren foel benammen it (relative) ekonomysk ferfal fan 'e krite op. Mar Cosimo en syn folgelingen wiene net nei Nederlân kommen om ruïnes te besjen; dy hiene se yn harren heitelân by 't soad. Se wiene wol fassinearre troch de nije monumintale gebouwen yn 'e grutte Hollânske stêden en dan benammen yn Amsterdam. Yn tsjinstelling ta harren Hollânske gasten hiene de Toskanen dêrom amper niget oan it byld fan it primitive, mar ûnoantaaste Fryslân.
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Papers sought for the panel entitled "Secondary Courts and Solemn entries in the sixteenth and seventeenth century" @ SCSC Bruges, 18-20 August 2016. Please find the description in attachment. Please send a brief abstract (maximum 250... more
Papers sought for the panel entitled "Secondary Courts and Solemn entries in the sixteenth and seventeenth century" @ SCSC Bruges, 18-20 August 2016. Please find the description in attachment.
Please send a brief abstract (maximum 250 words) and curriculum vitae that includes your academic affiliation to Sophie Verreyken (sophie.verreyken@kuleuven.be) by 12 February 2016.
Please send a brief abstract (maximum 250 words) and curriculum vitae that includes your academic affiliation to Sophie Verreyken (sophie.verreyken@kuleuven.be) by 12 February 2016.
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Vacature voor een postdoc bij de Fryske Akademy in Leeuwarden
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Vacature voor een postdoc bij de Fryske Akademy in Leeuwarden
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Review of Bart van Loo, The Burgundians. A Vanished Empire, London (Head of Zeus), 2021, 624 pp.