Spaces for Diplomacy
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About this book
For the majority of Emperor Rudolf II’s rule (1576–1612), Prague was the city of his permanent residence. The ruler’s presence, as well as the presence of his court, attracted diplomats and diplomatic actors. They included ambassadors permanently representing leading European rulers, smaller or larger foreign delegations coming to the emperor with specific temporary tasks, numerous agents representing smaller states or interests of various individuals. Their activities were connected to a certain space, which can be understood in two senses: as a topographically defined place and as a social space formed or influenced by people acting on the other hand. The book uses various examples of diplomatic actors in Prague to explore interesting questions:
Which places in Prague could be considered the key ones from the diplomatic actors’ point of view?
How did the main aims of the diplomats – that is negotiation, information-gathering, and representation – manifest themselves in various places?
How did the diplomatic actors perceive the space of the residential city?
Did the diplomatic actors attempt to somehow modify, delimit, or transform their spaces themselves?
Author / Editor information
Tomáš Černušák, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno; Jiří Hrbek and Štěpán Vácha, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
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Protagonists, Issues, and Spaces: Papal Policy at the Beginning of Rudolf IIʼs Reign (1576–1584)
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“i ministri […] sono tutti hormai disautorizati, ne communicano si può dir più co ʼl padrone”: Social Interaction, Communication Structures and Languages at the Prague Imperial Court from the Perspective of the Nuncios and the Roman Curia around 1600
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Negotiation Spaces of Apostolic Nuncios in Prague at the Turn of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: A Topographic Reconstruction
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Hungarians and the Prague Nunciature
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Public or Private: The Display of Art in Rudolf II’s Imperial Residence at Prague Castle
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Diplomats and the Recreational Spaces of the Habsburgs in Prague: What Was There to See?
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Clients, Agents, and Intelligence Operatives of the Bavarian Dukes at the Court of Rudolf II
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Saxon Diplomats at the Court of Rudolf II (1609)
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An Empress and an Ambassador: The Settlement of Spanish Agents at the Court of Prague (1577–1581)
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One Emperor, One Shah, Too Many Ambassadors: Safavid Envoys in Prague (1600–1612)
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The Traces of English Diplomacy in Rudolfine Prague
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About the Authors
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Index
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