The Leiden elite, 16th - 19th century

The research focuses on the marriage patterns among elite groups in Leiden compared to those in The United Provinces and other European countries. The main subject of the investigation is to discover when the Western European marriage pattern became the most important one in the Leiden patriciate. The uniqueness of these patterns is determined by comparing them with the findings of groups representative of the common people in the Province of Holland.

本研究聚焦莱顿（Leiden）精英群体的婚姻模式，并将其与荷兰联省共和国（The United Provinces）及其他欧洲国家的同类婚姻模式展开对比分析。本调查的核心主题为探明西欧婚姻模式（Western European marriage pattern）何时成为莱顿门阀阶层（Leiden patriciate）中占主导地位的婚姻范式。上述婚姻模式的独特性，通过与荷兰省（Province of Holland）普通民众代表性群体的研究结果进行对比得以确立。