Offering Sovereignty in Exchange for Assistance? The Appeal of the Dutch to Henry III of France (1584â1585)

Fabrice Micallef

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In early modern Europe, it was common for rebels to call on a foreign prince to support them in their struggle. In some cases, they even went so far as to proclaim this prince as their new monarch. Negotiations then opened in which the definition of sovereignty and its possible transfer constituted both legal and rhetorical issues, establishing a constant competition between the different actors. This article studies a configuration of this type. In 1584, the Dutch, breaking with their legitimate monarch, Philip II of Spain, appealed to the French king Henry III and promised him the crown of the Netherlands in exchange for his military assistance. Based on the exchanges between the French monarchy and Dutch institutions (e.g., cities, provincial estates, the Estates General), we can reconstruct a process of complex negotiations in which sovereignty became a malleable notion and the subject of numerous instrumentalizations. Henry III ultimately refused to become the new prince of the Netherlands, but this episode was undoubtedly important in the maturation of Dutch republicanism.

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Sovereignty

European and Global Histories, 1400â1800

Series:Â Intersections, Volume: 93

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004218628

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 11 Sep 2024

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Chapter 3 Offering Sovereignty in Exchange for Assistance? The Appeal of the Dutch to Henry III of France (1584â1585)

European and Global Histories, 1400â1800