Roeland Goorts, PhD, studied at the KU Leuven and the University of Reading. His research focuses on medieval and early modern military history, especially in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

• List of figures, maps, illustrations and tables List of archival abbreviations 1Acknowledgements Note on the nomenclature of the Nine Years’ War Chapter I Introduction to the Nine Years’ War Chapter II The balance of power in the Principality of Liège Chapter III The finances of the Prince-Bishopric during the Nine Years’ War Chapter IV The army of Liège Chapter V The urban sites and their defences Chapter VI Foreign relations Chapter VII “Den kleinen Krieg” in the Prince-Bishopric Chapter VIII The economic and social effects Chapter IX Conclusion on the Nine Years’ War in the Princedom Appendices Bibliography Index

Nevertheless, this book will undoubtedly spur researchers to more in-depth investigation, analysis, and comparison with other ecclesiastical and imperial, comparatively less neutral and more militarized, states. Michael Depreter, Early Modern Low Countries 6 (2022) 1, DOI 10.51750/emlc.12179