--- _id: '2737384' abstract: - lang: eng text: In 1716, as a result of the War of the Spanish Succession, Emperor Charles VI assumed power in the Southern Netherlands. This book is the first to trace the difficult early years of Austrian rule in these war-torn territories. A new government apparatus had to be established, a modus vivendi reached with the highly combative estates, and the public finances reconstructed. On top of which, the new prince had to win the hearts and minds of his subjects in order to legitimize his rule. The absence of Governor-General Eugene of Savoy and the hesitant attitude of his representative, the Marquis of Prié, did not aid in overcoming these challenges, which were further complicated by Dutch and English interference and the distance between Brussels and the court in Vienna. This prize-winning book carefully analyzes the intricate interplay of all these factors, thus illustrating the many problems accompanying Early Modern regime changes. author: - first_name: Klaas full_name: Van Gelder, Klaas last_name: Van Gelder date_created: 2016-06-24T07:40:34Z date_updated: 2022-05-17T12:51:55Z department: - _id: '10085' doi: 1854/LU-5964365 extern: '1' intvolume: ' 29' jel: - B19 keyword: - Austrian Regime - Regime Change - Early Modern political history - Southern Netherlands - Eighteenth Century - Emperor Charles VI - Eugene of Savoy - Marquis of Prié language: - iso: eng page: '449' place: Louvain publication_status: published publisher: Peeters Publishers/KVAB Press quality_controlled: '1' series_title: ' Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor wetenschappen en kunsten : Nieuwe reeks 29' status: public title: 'Regime change at a distance: Austria and the Southern Netherlands following the war of the Spanish succession, 1716-1725' type: book user_id: 1234 volume: 29 year: '2016' ...