Anglo-Prussian Relations 17011713 - The Reciprocal Production of Status Through Ceremony, Diplomacy, War

In 1701, Frederick I crowned himself the first King in Prussia. This title required a process of royal status construction in conjunction with other European rulers, and Frederick found his most willing partners in the English monarchy. This volume examines their ceremonial and military cooperation

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Rank, Ceremonial, and Anglo-Prussian Diplomatic Relations in Post-Westphalian Europe 3. Potentate Status and the Right of Embassy: Baron von Spanheim's London Embassy, 1702-1710 4. Ceremonial Innovation and Military Cooperation Between Northern Courts: The Prussian Adoption of Danish Ceremonial, 1702-1703 5. Status and Ambassadorial Rank: New Reflections on the Resolution of the 1706 Raby Crisis 6. Baron Raby at the 1709 Dreikönigstreffen: Ambassadorial Presence as Part of a Landscape of Monarchical Magnificence 7. Conclusion

About the author

Crawford Matthews is a postdoctoral researcher at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. His research interests include the cultural history and material culture of diplomacy, ceremonial and symbolic communication, and Anglo-German relations. He recently published on gender and dynastic birth in early modern Prussia (2023).

Product details

• Authors: Crawford Matthews, Crawford (Martin-Luther-Universitat Hall Matthews
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032302652
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230265-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Western, British & Irish history, Diplomacy, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology