This thesis investigates both political and military responsibilities of Maarten van Rossem (1498?-1555), stadholder of the province of Luxemburg between 1553 and his death in 1555. The research is...Show moreThis thesis investigates both political and military responsibilities of Maarten van Rossem (1498?-1555), stadholder of the province of Luxemburg between 1553 and his death in 1555. The research is based upon an extensive corpus of original correspondence.Show less
After the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Kings in 1492, the original Muslim population revolted twice against their Christian rulers: first in 1499-1500 and a second time in 1568-71. In this...Show moreAfter the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Kings in 1492, the original Muslim population revolted twice against their Christian rulers: first in 1499-1500 and a second time in 1568-71. In this paper, both revolts are analysed and compared. Why did the Muslims of Granada revolt twice against the Christian authorities? What caused and sparked these revolts? Who were the rebels, and what were their goals? How did the local authorities react, and how did the Spanish kings react? In this paper, it becomes clear that the revolts were very different in nature, when it comes to their roots, the international environment, their organisation and their development. The first revolt started as a result of rapid changes that caused instability and an identity crisis among the Moors. The second revolt had, due to the development of a Morisco identity in the decades between the two rebellions, much more the characteristics of a true war. The priorities of the Catholic authorities had changed too. Whereas the first rebellion had been about religion and conversion, the second rebellion was about identity and assimilation. The comparison between the two revolts showed that the problems that developed were not just caused by changes in policy of the rulers of the peninsula, but by an interaction between the different developments – cultural, political, religious and social – that made the original inhabitants of the Kingdom of Granada strangers in their homelands.Show less
Vorstelijke gerechtshoven als de Grote Raad te Mechelen en de Admiraliteit te Veere waren deel van de machtscentralisatie van de Habsburgers in de 16e eeuwse Nederlanden, en hebben de verspreiding...Show moreVorstelijke gerechtshoven als de Grote Raad te Mechelen en de Admiraliteit te Veere waren deel van de machtscentralisatie van de Habsburgers in de 16e eeuwse Nederlanden, en hebben de verspreiding van het Romeins-canonieke procesrecht in de Nederlanden verzekerd. De procesgang aan deze gerechtshoven wordt nog steeds onderzocht; met name de praktijk aan de Admiraliteit is vrij onbekend. Deze casestudy van een tweetal processen voor de Admiraliteit en Grote Raad presenteert observaties over de rechtsgang aldaar. Dit onderzoek beoogt tevens vanuit de inhoud van de rechtszaken bijdragen te leveren aan het onderzoek naar de haringvisserij.Show less
