‘DENARI IN LOCO DELLE TERRE...’ IMPERIAL ENVOY GERARD VELTWIJCK AND HABSBURG POLICY TOWARDS THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1545-1547
‘DENARI IN LOCO DELLE TERRE...’ IMPERIAL ENVOY GERARD VELTWIJCK AND HABSBURG POLICY TOWARDS THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1545-1547
Author(s): Bart SeveriSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, 16th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Gerard Veltwijck (1500-1555); Suleyman Kanuni (1520-1566); Charles V (1519-1556); Ottoman Empire; diplomacy; travel accounts;
Summary/Abstract: This study concerns itself with the first Imperial Envoy Gerard Veltwijck (ca. 1500-1555), who negotiated with the Ottoman Sultan Süleyman. Using newly discovered as well as recently published sources, it will focus on the part this diplomat of Charles V played in the negotiations with the Sublime Porte and on the considerable problems the French King and his representatives in Istanbul experienced during the talks. The Most Christian King thus became a victim of his ambivalent foreign policy while his alliance with the Sultan experienced a severe crisis. Finally, this study tries to demonstrate the impact of a diplomatic sojourn in the Levant for the envoy, as such a mission was very often followed by a considerable and far from only financial reward.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 54/2001
- Issue No: 2-3
- Page Range: 211-256
- Page Count: 46
- Language: English
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