Constitutional Identity in the 18th Century Austrian Low Countries: Count Goswin de Wynants’s Viennese Mémoires (1730)
Résumé
This contribution to the Festschrift of Prof. G. Gornig sheds light on a famous 18th century manuscript on the institutional structure of the Austrian Low Countries. I first illustrate the author's unique position (I), before delving into the issues of allegiance, taxation and consent (II).