In monarchies, power, law, finances, and economy are intertwined aspects of the royal household. More than in other economic units, royal households were not only responsible for the income of an individual or a family, but were also connected with the state, and vice versa.

The aim of this research seminar is to discuss research on economic and financial aspects of monarchies and dynasties from antiquity to present day. In particular, the interdependencies of finances, economics and monarchical rule are of interest. The research seminar, furthermore, hopes to encourage further research into this topic, and to enable comparative and interdisciplinary studies between different times and spaces.

Events February/March 2021

1 February, Amalie Fößel (Duisburg-Essen): Marriage and Property: Some basic thoughts on the finances of medieval queens

15 February, Nico Dogaer (Leuven): Putting the King in his Place: Reflections on the ‘royal monopolies’ in Hellenistic Egypt

1 March, Paul P.T. Bovend’ Eert (Radboud): The Royal Income: The Legalities of the Dutch Royal Finances in the 20th and 21st Centuries

10 May, Ferdinand Eibl (London): tba

17 May, Christina Petterson (Australian National University): Colonies, Companies, Counts, and King. Money and Nobility Between the King and his Colonies

7 June, Christa Birkel (Munich, Düsseldorf): Pledging and Politics. The Example of the Late Medieval Duchy of Luxembourg

14 June, Round Table on Economic History of Monarchy with Luc Duerloo, George Tridimas, Elena Woodacre