The Dutch gentry, 1500-1650 : family, faith, and fortune

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The Dutch gentry, 1500-1650 : family, faith, and fortune

Sherrin Marshall

(Contributions in family studies, no. 11)

Greenwood Press, 1987

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Bibliography: p. [195]-205

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Description

This detailed study of Dutch gentry families affords many valuable historical insights and challenges current assumptions about the nature of family life during the early modern period. Marshall offers an in-depth portrait of the Dutch gentry, their family organization and relationships, and the role of lineage, religion, law, and custom, economics, and politics in their daily lives.

Table of Contents

Figures Tables Acknowledgments Introduction The Core Family Unit and the Lineage: Identity, Relations, and Realities "Dutiful Love and Natural Affection": Parent-Child Relationships in the Early Modern Netherlands Marriage and Marital Strategies in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Gentry Families Survivors and Status: Widows and Widowers in Gentry Families "One, no Other": The Place of Religion in the Mentality of Early Modern Dutch Gentry Families Land, Luck, and Lifestyle: Gentry Families and Fiscal Realities Change and Continuity During a Time of Crisis: The Gentry Families and the Revolt of the Netherlands Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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