‘From Royal Favourite to Prime Minister: some considerations on the evolution of government by single representatives of the nobility in western Europe, c. 1400-1800’: 50-minute keynote lecture delivered at the International Conference ‘In the Name of Sultan, Emperor and King: Grand Viziers, Chief Ministers, and Structures of Delegated Power in Early Modern Eurasia’, organised by the Institute of Habsburg and Balkan Studies (IHB), Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies, 27-29 May 2026.

Alistair Malcolm

‘From Royal Favourite to Prime Minister: some considerations on the evolution of government by single representatives of the nobility in western Europe, c. 1400-1800’: 50-minute keynote lecture delivered at the International Conference ‘In the Name of Sultan, Emperor and King: Grand Viziers, Chief Ministers, and Structures of Delegated Power in Early Modern Eurasia’, organised by the Institute of Habsburg and Balkan Studies (IHB), Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies, 27-29 May 2026.

Alistair Malcolm

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Original language	English (Ireland)
Publication status	In preparation - 27 May 2026

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Malcolm, A. (2026). ‘From Royal Favourite to Prime Minister: some considerations on the evolution of government by single representatives of the nobility in western Europe, c. 1400-1800’: 50-minute keynote lecture delivered at the International Conference ‘In the Name of Sultan, Emperor and King: Grand Viziers, Chief Ministers, and Structures of Delegated Power in Early Modern Eurasia’, organised by the Institute of Habsburg and Balkan Studies (IHB), Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies, 27-29 May 2026..

Malcolm, Alistair. / ‘From Royal Favourite to Prime Minister: some considerations on the evolution of government by single representatives of the nobility in western Europe, c. 1400-1800’ : 50-minute keynote lecture delivered at the International Conference ‘In the Name of Sultan, Emperor and King: Grand Viziers, Chief Ministers, and Structures of Delegated Power in Early Modern Eurasia’, organised by the Institute of Habsburg and Balkan Studies (IHB), Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies, 27-29 May 2026.

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