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NELLEN, Henk
Hugo Grotius : a lifelong struggle for peace in church and state, 1583-1645 / Henk Nellen ; translated from the Dutch by J. C. Grayson.- 1ª ed. - Leiden : Brill, 2018. - XXXII, 827, [86] p. ; 24 cm
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Preface. List of Illustrations. Notes on the Illustrations. 1: INTRODUCTION. Hugo de Groot: A World-Famous Scholar. A Biography. Some Main Lines: A Troubled Triangular Relationship. Terminology. 2: CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH (1583-99). Ancestry. Grotius' Earliest Childhood. Grotius as a Student. The French Journey (1598). 3: ON THE WAY TO ADULTHOOD (1599-1607). Scholarly Activities, Relations with Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. Leiden Friends: Heinsius, Meursius and Baudius. Grotius and Simon Stevin.`De republica emendanda'. Advocate in The Hague-- Relations with Johannes Wtenbogaert. The Bankruptcy of Jan de Groot. Family Life. 4: ADVOCATE-FISCAL (1607-13). De iure praedae as a Step towards the Advocate-Fiscalship. Grotius as Advocate-Fiscal. Maria van Reigersberch. Peace or Truce? Mare liberum and De antiquitate. Administrative Duties. Relationship with the Stadholder Maurice. A Poem for Hendrik Delmanhorst. Leiden Friends: Scaliger, Baudius and Heinsius. 5: A BUDDING POLITICIAN (1609-13). The Troubles of the Truce Years. The Death of Jacobus Arminius. Johannes Wtenbogaert. Conradus Vorstius. Meletius. Leiden Friends: Petrus Bertius and Petrus Cunaeus. Political Complications (1611-13). The English Journey (1613). Discussions with the King and Other Great Men at the English Court. Return. 6: PENSIONARY OF ROTTERDAM (1613-16). The Pensionary's Office as a Turning Point. The Appointment. Rotterdam. Family Life. Ordinum pietas. The Aftermath. Three Letters from 1614. Political Career. 7: AN INTELLECTUAL IN A TIME OF REVOLUTION (1616-18). Political and Scholarly Activities. Adolphus Venator, A Hunter for the Truth. Hubbub in The Hague. Troublesome Missions: Oudewater and After. De satisfaction. De imperio circa sacra. English Connections. French Policy. The Approach of the National Synod. Denouement. 8: TRIAL AND IMPRISONMENT (1618-21). The Road to Arrest. Arrest and Imprisonment. The Trial. Loevestein. A Brother's Services. The Escape. 9: EXILE (1621-25). Paris, A Refuge in a Turbulent World. Family Life. Grotius and the French Political Authorities. Developments in French Calvinism. Remonstrants in Exile. Disquisitio an pelagiana sint. Verantwoordingh. Grotius and Charenton. Introduction to the Learned World of Paris. The Cabinet Dupuy. The `fratres tergemini'. De iure belli ac pacis. 10: EXILE (1625-31). The Change of Power in 1625. Financial Uncertainties. Negotiations. Maria and Nicolaes van Reigersberch as Grotius' Advocates. Exile in Practice. Grotius' View of France. Contacts with French Arminians. A Troubled Relationship: Grotius and Daniel Heinsius. A New Friendship: Grotius and Claude Saumaise. An Old Friend: Johannes Wtenbogaert. De veritate and other Scholarly Publications. Plans for Return. 11: INTERMEZZO IN HOLLAND (1631-32). Unexpected Return. Amsterdam's Hospitality. 12: PASSING THROUGH HAMBURG: HESITATIONS AND UNCERTAINTIES (1632-34). Hamburg: A Harbour of Refuge. Negotiations with Sweden. The Journey to Paris. Sophompaneas. 13: FRICTION BETWEEN OFFICE, SCHOLARSHIP AND RELIGION: THE FIRST YEARS OF THE PARIS EMBASSY (1635-40). Entrée. Family Life. Grotius and John Selden. Learned Contacts. Philology: The Study of Antiquity in All Its Aspects. Grotius, Heinsius and Saumaise. Question of Interest. Grotius and the Church of Charenton. Grotius and His Domestic Chaplain Brandan Daetri. Grotius and Socinianism. Nicolaes van Reigersberch in Debate with Andre Rivet. 14: TOWARDS A FINAL BREACH WITH HOLLAND (1635-40). The Diplomatic Task. The General Political Situation. Grotius' Diplomatic Reporting. Grotius' Relations with French Political Leaders. Grotius, William Laud and John Scudamore. Grotius and Peter Abel Schmalz. A Spoiled Relationship: Grotius and the Republic. Willem de Groot, Aspirant Pensionary. Reigersberch, Grotius and Petter Spiring Silvercrona. Once Again: The Relationship with Holland. Activities as a Publicist. 15: DIPLOMACY AND EXEGESIS: THE PARIS EMBASSY (1640-44). A New Address. The Cinq-Mars Affair and the Contacts with the Cabinet Dupuy. Grotius and the `Reunion des Eglises'. De Antichristo. Printers in France and Holland. Exegesis. The Path to Rome. Grotius' Position in the Learned World: A Homeless Intellectual. 16: A DISAPPOINTED DIPLOMAT (1640-43). Politics and Protocol. Hazards of the Embassy. The Swedish-Danish War. Controversy with Johan de Laet. A Brittle Friendship: Grotius and Claude Saumaise. A Long-drawn-out Controversy: Grotius and Andre Rivet. Contacts with the Vossii and Wtenbogaert. Final Verdict on the Paris Years. Departure from Paris. A Grass Widow. 17: SWEDISH JOURNEY AND DEATH (1645). Journey to the Republic. Grotius in Sweden. Departure from Sweden and Death at Rostock. 18: ABUSE AND HONOUR. Posthumous Controversies. Grotius' Influence in Later Centuries. 19: EPILOGUE. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Manuscripts. Printed Sources, Reference Works, Abbreviations. Secondary Literature. Index of Personal Names and Works Written by Grotius. Illustration Section (colour).