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

This Book Considers The Role Played By Denmark's King Frederik Ii (1559-1588) 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.--jacket. Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. An Emerging Power, 1536-1572 -- The Legacy Of Christian Iii, 1536-59 -- Frederik Ii -- Resources : Military, Naval, And Financial -- Ch. 3. Religion And Foreign Policy, 1559-1572 -- Frederik Ii And The State Church -- Confessional Identity And Foreign Policy, 1559-72 -- Ch. 4. Two Weddings And A Conspiracy, 1572-1577 -- The 'bloody Wedding' And The Baltic Threat, 1572-80 -- The Papist Conspiracy -- Ch. 5. Protestant Solidarity And The Imperial Crisis, 1577-1583 -- Catholic Resurgence And Protestant Solidarity -- Frederik Ii And The 'book Of Discord' -- Prospects For A Protestant Alliance, 1577-83 -- Realignment -- Ch. 6. The Common Cause, 1583-1585 -- Their Ambitions Have Become As One -- This Manifestly Wanton And Devilish Act -- The English Initiative, 1585 -- Ch. 7. The Third Peril, 1586-1588 -- To Spare The Blood Of Thousands -- Towards Luneburg -- The Dutch Quagmire -- I Have Little Hope -- Ch. 8. Retreat -- The Regency And Isolationism -- But Our Pious King Of Denmark Has Passed Over To God Too Soon ... By Paul Douglas Lockhart. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [329]-338) And Index. Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Maps Note on Conventions Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Maps Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 An Emerging Power, 1536–1572 The legacy of Christian III, 1536–59 Frederik II Resources: military, naval, and financial Chapter 3 Religion and Foreign Policy, 1559–1572 Frederik II and the state church Confessional identity and foreign policy, 1559–72 Chapter 4 Two Weddings and a Conspiracy, 1572–1577 The ‘Bloody Wedding’ and the Baltic threat, 1572–80 The Papist conspiracy Chapter 5 Protestant Solidarity and the Imperial Crisis, 1577–1583 Catholic resurgence and Protestant solidarity Frederik II and the ‘Book of Discord’ Prospects for a Protestant alliance, 1577–83 Realignment Chapter 6 The Common Cause, 1583–1585 Their ambitions have become as one This manifestly wanton and devilish act The English initiative, 1585 Chapter 7 The Third Peril, 1586–1588 To spare the blood of thousands Towards Lüneburg The Dutch quagmire I have little hope Chapter 8 Retreat The Regency and isolationism But our pious king of Denmark has passed over to God too soon Bibliography Index THE NORTHERN WORLD This study of Danish foreign policy in the late sixteenth century examines the efforts of Denmark's King Frederik II (1559-88) to create an international alliance of European Protestants as protection against advances of Counter-Reformation Catholicism.