Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654

This article is about the weight of military fame in the inaugural audience of Imperial general and diplomat Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609–1680) at the Swedish court in 1654. The assumption is, that Montecuccoli’s military fame was a resource for him as a diplomat. Military fame was a resource becaus...

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Main Author: Christof Muigg
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Published: University of Pardubice 2017-12-01
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Online Access:https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/1915
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description This article is about the weight of military fame in the inaugural audience of Imperial general and diplomat Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609–1680) at the Swedish court in 1654. The assumption is, that Montecuccoli’s military fame was a resource for him as a diplomat. Military fame was a resource because it was symbolic capital that mediated Montecuccoli’s reputation in the language of symbolic communication. How military fame worked in the language of symbolic communication is discussed by looking at Raimondo Montecuccoli’s Swedish journal. Montecuccoli’s own account is contrasted by the Swedish journal of the English ambassador Bulstrode Whitelocke (1605–1675), who was at the Swedish court at the same time.
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Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
Theatrum Historiae
Early Modern Diplomacy
Early Modern Era
Military Fame
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Bulstrode Whitelocke
Symbolic Capital
title Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
title_full Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
title_fullStr Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
title_full_unstemmed Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
title_short Montecuccoli’s Fame, or: A Diplomat’s Military Reputation at the Swedish Court in 1654
title_sort montecuccoli s fame or a diplomat s military reputation at the swedish court in 1654
topic Early Modern Diplomacy
Early Modern Era
Military Fame
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Bulstrode Whitelocke
Symbolic Capital
url https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/1915
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