Griet Vermeesch
Biographic Data
| ID | 5529852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Griet Vermeesch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Griet |
| FAMILY NAME | Vermeesch |
| SIGNATURE | VERMEESCH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9989-7561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Illegitimate parenthood in early modern Europe
This special section presents new research on the ways in which unmarried parents – particularly women – negotiated illegitimacy, how they interacted with urban institutions, and what legal resources they had. Throughout the early modern period, extramarital pregnancies were an important issue of concern to urban authorities and city dwellers. In line with recent historiographic strands, the two articles in this section approach the topic of unwe…
Facing illegitimate motherhood in eighteenth-century Antwerp
This article assesses the wide range of experiences of illegitimacy in eighteenth-century Antwerp. It exposes many instances of pauper agency, yet also cautions against simply assuming that all single mothers were similarly forceful in their dealings with illegitimacy. Four key factors affected the options a single mother had at her disposal in dealing with illegitimate pregnancy: the way poor relief was organised, the relative accessibility of j…
The Legal Agency of Single Mothers
The history of illegitimacy has evolved since the 1970's from pessimistic assessments that perceived single motherhood as a form of deviance among impoverished and mobile sections of the population, to recent optimistic assessments that stress the agency of single mothers, their relative local belonging and the leniency of local governments towards them. Based on a case study on illegitimacy in the eighteenthcentury Dutch city of Leiden, this art…
Reflections on the relative accessibility of law courts in early modern Europe
Cet article examine les pratiques juridiques sous l’angle de l’accès aux tribunaux en Europe, à l’époque moderne. L’état des connaissances concernant les possibilités et l’usage des recours au judiciaire par les fractions sociales inférieures pour régler les différends, ainsi que leur évolution au cours de la période, prend en compte l’Angleterre et la France, et, dans une moindre mesure, le Saint-Empire Romain, l’Italie, l’Espagne et les Pays-Ba…
Miserabele personen' en hun toegang tot het stadsbestuur. Pro deo petities in achttiende-eeuws Antwerpen
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
The social composition of plaintiffs and defendants in the Peacemaker court, Leiden, 1750–54
This article assesses the social positions of the plaintiffs and defendants who appeared before a small claims court, namely the Peacemaker court (Vredemakers) of the city of Leiden in the Dutch Republic in the eighteenth century, a low threshold law court that boasted a quick and inexpensive procedure. Analysis of the social positions of the court's plaintiffs and defendants helps reveal the extent to which lower social groups actively made use …
Access to Justice
Medieval and early modern rulers commonly proclaimed that protecting the legal entitlements of the personae miserabiles , who included widows, orphans, the chronically ill and “the poor,” was among their principal duties. The entitlement of the poor to legal services was not a matter of grace but was in fact their “good right.” For example, widows, orphans, and other personae miserabili had the privilege of being heard in first instance before hi…
Professional Lobbying in Eighteenth-century Brussels
Historians have underscored the crucial importance of petitions both in early modern political practice and for relations between rulers and ruled. However, little is known about how formal requests were actually presented to rulers or the role of professional lobbyists. This article describes these individuals, using materials from a well-documented case, namely the court agents who were active in recommending petitions to the central government…
War and garrison towns in the Dutch Republic
This article examines three important aspects of how the Dutch Republic organized warfare during the Dutch Revolt. The regulations for the billeting of soldiers, the building of fortifications and the collection of direct taxes are analysed in two garrison towns, namely, Gorinchem and Doesburg. The billeting of soldiers and the collection of taxes usually caused troubles in neighbouring countries. In comparison to more centralized neighbouring co…
Law, City and King
Aries van Meeteren, Op hoop van akkoord. Instrumenteel forumgebruik bij geschilbeslechting in Leiden in de zeventiende eeuw
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Elizabeth C. Tingle, Authority and society in Nantes during the French wars of religion, 1559-1598
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Julia Adams, The familial state. Ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Stadsfinanciën, oorlog en staatsvorming. Doesburg 1492-1648
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Oorlog, steden en staatsvorming
Professional Lobbying in Eighteenth-century Brussels
Historians have underscored the crucial importance of petitions both in early modern political practice and for relations between rulers and ruled. However, little is known about how formal requests were actually presented to rulers or the role of professional lobbyists. This article describes these individuals, using materials from a well-documented case, namely the court agents who were active in recommending petitions to the central government…
Illegitimate parenthood in early modern Europe
This special section presents new research on the ways in which unmarried parents – particularly women – negotiated illegitimacy, how they interacted with urban institutions, and what legal resources they had. Throughout the early modern period, extramarital pregnancies were an important issue of concern to urban authorities and city dwellers. In line with recent historiographic strands, the two articles in this section approach the topic of unwe…
The social composition of plaintiffs and defendants in the Peacemaker court, Leiden, 1750–54
This article assesses the social positions of the plaintiffs and defendants who appeared before a small claims court, namely the Peacemaker court (Vredemakers) of the city of Leiden in the Dutch Republic in the eighteenth century, a low threshold law court that boasted a quick and inexpensive procedure. Analysis of the social positions of the court's plaintiffs and defendants helps reveal the extent to which lower social groups actively made use …
Access to Justice
Medieval and early modern rulers commonly proclaimed that protecting the legal entitlements of the personae miserabiles , who included widows, orphans, the chronically ill and “the poor,” was among their principal duties. The entitlement of the poor to legal services was not a matter of grace but was in fact their “good right.” For example, widows, orphans, and other personae miserabili had the privilege of being heard in first instance before hi…
War and garrison towns in the Dutch Republic
This article examines three important aspects of how the Dutch Republic organized warfare during the Dutch Revolt. The regulations for the billeting of soldiers, the building of fortifications and the collection of direct taxes are analysed in two garrison towns, namely, Gorinchem and Doesburg. The billeting of soldiers and the collection of taxes usually caused troubles in neighbouring countries. In comparison to more centralized neighbouring co…
Stadsfinanciën, oorlog en staatsvorming. Doesburg 1492-1648
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Oorlog, steden en staatsvorming
Aries van Meeteren, Op hoop van akkoord. Instrumenteel forumgebruik bij geschilbeslechting in Leiden in de zeventiende eeuw
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Elizabeth C. Tingle, Authority and society in Nantes during the French wars of religion, 1559-1598
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Julia Adams, The familial state. Ruling families and merchant capitalism in early modern Europe
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
Law, City and King
War and garrison towns in the Dutch Republic
This article examines three important aspects of how the Dutch Republic organized warfare during the Dutch Revolt. The regulations for the billeting of soldiers, the building of fortifications and the collection of direct taxes are analysed in two garrison towns, namely, Gorinchem and Doesburg. The billeting of soldiers and the collection of taxes usually caused troubles in neighbouring countries. In comparison to more centralized neighbouring co…
Professional Lobbying in Eighteenth-century Brussels
Historians have underscored the crucial importance of petitions both in early modern political practice and for relations between rulers and ruled. However, little is known about how formal requests were actually presented to rulers or the role of professional lobbyists. This article describes these individuals, using materials from a well-documented case, namely the court agents who were active in recommending petitions to the central government…
Access to Justice
Medieval and early modern rulers commonly proclaimed that protecting the legal entitlements of the personae miserabiles , who included widows, orphans, the chronically ill and “the poor,” was among their principal duties. The entitlement of the poor to legal services was not a matter of grace but was in fact their “good right.” For example, widows, orphans, and other personae miserabili had the privilege of being heard in first instance before hi…
Reflections on the relative accessibility of law courts in early modern Europe
Cet article examine les pratiques juridiques sous l’angle de l’accès aux tribunaux en Europe, à l’époque moderne. L’état des connaissances concernant les possibilités et l’usage des recours au judiciaire par les fractions sociales inférieures pour régler les différends, ainsi que leur évolution au cours de la période, prend en compte l’Angleterre et la France, et, dans une moindre mesure, le Saint-Empire Romain, l’Italie, l’Espagne et les Pays-Ba…
Miserabele personen' en hun toegang tot het stadsbestuur. Pro deo petities in achttiende-eeuws Antwerpen
TSEG (Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis) - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, is het Nederlands-Vlaamse vaktijdschrift op het gebied van de sociale en economische geschiedenis
The social composition of plaintiffs and defendants in the Peacemaker court, Leiden, 1750–54
This article assesses the social positions of the plaintiffs and defendants who appeared before a small claims court, namely the Peacemaker court (Vredemakers) of the city of Leiden in the Dutch Republic in the eighteenth century, a low threshold law court that boasted a quick and inexpensive procedure. Analysis of the social positions of the court's plaintiffs and defendants helps reveal the extent to which lower social groups actively made use …
The Legal Agency of Single Mothers
The history of illegitimacy has evolved since the 1970's from pessimistic assessments that perceived single motherhood as a form of deviance among impoverished and mobile sections of the population, to recent optimistic assessments that stress the agency of single mothers, their relative local belonging and the leniency of local governments towards them. Based on a case study on illegitimacy in the eighteenthcentury Dutch city of Leiden, this art…
Facing illegitimate motherhood in eighteenth-century Antwerp
This article assesses the wide range of experiences of illegitimacy in eighteenth-century Antwerp. It exposes many instances of pauper agency, yet also cautions against simply assuming that all single mothers were similarly forceful in their dealings with illegitimacy. Four key factors affected the options a single mother had at her disposal in dealing with illegitimate pregnancy: the way poor relief was organised, the relative accessibility of j…
Illegitimate parenthood in early modern Europe
This special section presents new research on the ways in which unmarried parents – particularly women – negotiated illegitimacy, how they interacted with urban institutions, and what legal resources they had. Throughout the early modern period, extramarital pregnancies were an important issue of concern to urban authorities and city dwellers. In line with recent historiographic strands, the two articles in this section approach the topic of unwe…
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