TY - JOUR AB - <p>This article shows that the use of fatherland terminology (the words: patria, fatherland<br>and patriot) was applied in tumultuous times in order to claim a presupposed, temporary<br>'office' to critique the prince. In Jülich, the position of Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm of<br>Palatinate-Neuburg was contested due to a succession crisis. On top of this crisis, the<br>Thirty Years War made it difficult to keep the principality safe from harm. Pillaging<br>soldiers and financial contributions led the nobility to believe that the duke was incapable<br>of ruling this fief. The nobility met - as 'loyal patriots' - in Cologne to discuss issues<br>concerning the welfare of their fatherland. The use of this terminology helped to avoid<br>the association with rebellion and undermining the government.</p> AU - Annemieke Romein DA - 2014/1// DO - 10.21825/kzm.v68i0.17482 IS - 0 VL - 68 PB - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis PY - 2014 TI - Gulik: dynastieke belangen, oorlog en welvaart: De woordkeuze van de getrouwe patriot 1642-1652 T2 - Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis UR - https://openjournals.ugent.be/kzm/article/id/72066/ ER -