Confessional public diplomacy? Bernardino de Rebolledo's defence of Catholicism in Denmark, 1655-1656

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 463 - 483
• Main Author: Nilsson, Enrique Corredera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 04.05.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; Catholicism; de Rebolledo, Bernardino (1597-1676); Diplomacy; Public diplomacy, religion, Spanish monarchy, Denmark, Dutch Republic, seventeenth century; Public opinion; Religious conversion; Denmark

This article focuses on the possibilities for diplomats in mid-seventeenth-century Europe to engage in confessional public diplomacy beyond their own confessional sphere. It does so by examining two concrete initiatives Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spain's envoys to Copenhagen, undertook to defend...