Download or read book The Dutch Gentry, 1500-1650 written by Sherrin Marshall and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1987-04-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed study of Dutch gentry families affords many valuable historical insights and challenges current assumptions about the nature of family life during the early modern period. Marshall offers an in-depth portrait of the Dutch gentry, their family organization and relationships, and the role of lineage, religion, law, and custom, economics, and politics in their daily lives.