Patrons of the old faith : : the Catholic nobility in Utrecht and Guelders, c. 1580-1702 / / Jaap Geraerts.

• Superior document: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700,
• VerfasserIn: Geraerts, Jaap,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 325 pages).

Patrons of the Old Faith is the first full-length study on the Catholic nobility in the Dutch Republic. Based on a detailed prosopographical analysis and through the examination of their marriage strategies, interaction with Protestants, religiosity and contributions to the Holland Mission, Jaap Geraerts shows how the behaviour of the Catholic nobility was highly distinctive and differed from their co-religionists and Protestant peers as it was influenced by a specific set of noble and Catholic values. Due to the synthesis of their noble and confessional identities, the Dutch Catholic nobility in Utrecht and Guelders acted as patrons of their faith and were instrumental for the survival of Catholicism in the Dutch Republic.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 A Restrictive Marriage Strategy -- 2 Interaction with Protestants -- 3 Religiosity -- 4 Shaping the Missio Hollandica -- Conclusions. Confessional Nobilities in Post-Reformation Europe -- Appendix A: Charitable Donations Made by Catholic Nobles -- Appendix B: Priests Housed by Catholic Nobles -- Appendix C: Godparents of the family De Wael van Vronestein -- Bibliography -- Index.