Neptune and the Netherlands: State, Economy, and War at Sea in the Renaissance - L H J Sicking - Google Books

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This book investigates how the rulers of the Habsburg world empire developed and implemented a central maritime policy for the Netherlands and appointed an admiral of the sea or admiral-general for that purpose. It also explains why the Habsburgs were…