Frederik II and the Protestant Cause: Denmark's Role in the Wars of Religion, 1559-1596 (The Northern World, V. 10)

Author: Lockhart, Paul

Brand: Brill

Edition: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 388

EAN: 9789004137905

Release Date: 30-03-2004

Package Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Details: This book considers the role played by Denmark's King Frederik II (1559-88) in the international diplomacy of the 'age of religious wars'. As Europe's leading Lutheran sovereign, Frederik commanded great influence; his conviction that an international Catholic 'conspiracy' threatened to destroy Protestantism led him to work towards the creation of a Protestant alliance that included both Calvinist and Lutheran states.
Lockhart examines the role of religion in Frederik's foreign policy, the motivations behind the king's alliance-building projects, and the reasons behind the ultimate failure of Frederik's policies.
This volume will be of interest to students of early modern diplomacy, sixteenth-century Protestantism, and the Scandinavian monarchies in the early modern period.