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Acknowledgement Introduction Economic growth and elite formation Elites, policy and intertwining with wider society Antwerp’s political elite under the microscope 1. Governance, administration and craft guilds in a growth city The organisation of Antwerp’s city council The craft guilds in Antwerp and the Quaeye Werelt-revolt The wider city administration De relative financial position of the political elite Conclusion 2. Social composition and evolution of the political elite Urban politics: a family affair Marriage: gateway to power or source of conflict Merchants: an apolitical party? The increasing importance of a university education 3. The function of urban space Sources and methodology Pattern in fifteenth-century property ownership Dynamics in the property market Changing patterns of property ownership in the first half of the sixteenth century Conclusion 4. Power and status beyond the city walls Antwerp’s political elite active at multiple levels and in multiple cities Rural land ownership Seigneurial land ownership Noble city councillors Conclusion General conclusion Supporting information Abbreviations Measures, weights, coins and purchasing power Note on Terminology Bibliography Index

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