The Iron Princess : : Amalia Elisabeth and the Thirty Years War / / Tryntje Helfferich.

Thrust into power in the midst of the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her country, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich's vivid portrait reveals how this unique and embattled ruler used her diplomatic gifts...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2013
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 10 halftones, 2 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note to the Reader
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: An Imperial Princess
  • Chapter 2: Teetering on the Brink
  • Chapter 3: The Imperial Mandate
  • Chapter 4: Deeper into the Labyrinth
  • Chapter 5: An Amazing Consequence
  • Chapter 6: To the Lord God Nothing Is Impossible
  • Chapter 7: The Long Struggle
  • Chapter 8: A Manly Resolve
  • Chapter 9: Westphalian Maneuverings
  • Chapter 10: Pressing the Attack
  • Chapter 11: Satisfaction
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index