Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572-1615: 20 (Rulers & Elites)

Early Modern Diplomacy and French Festival Culture in a European Context, 1572-1615: 20 (Rulers & Elites)
by: Bram Van Leuveren (Author)
Publisher: Brill
Publication Date: 16 Aug. 2023
Language: English
Print Length: 344 pages
ISBN-10: 9004435433
ISBN-13: 9789004435438
Book Description
This book is the first to explore the rich festival culture of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century France as a tool for diplomacy. Bram van Leuveren examines how the late Valois and early Bourbon rulers of the kingdom made conscious use of festivals to advance their diplomatic interests in a war-torn Europe and how diplomatic stakeholders from across the continent participated in and responded to the theatrical and ceremonial events that featured at these festivals. Analysing a large body of multilingual eyewitness and commemorative accounts, as well as visual and material objects, Van Leuveren argues that French festival culture operated as a contested site where the diplomatic concerns of stakeholders from various national, religious, and social backgrounds fought for recognition.

About the Author

About the Author Bram van Leuveren, Ph.D (University of St Andrews, 2019), is Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at Leiden University. His/their research focuses on early modern diplomacy, court and popular culture, ritual and pageantry, gender and colonial studies, and the history of Anglo-Dutch-French relations.