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Elisabeth Geevers serves as Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of History within Lund University's Faculty of Humanities and Theology. Her institutional affiliation includes active participation in the university's research portal and various teaching responsibilities across undergraduate history programs.
She completed her MA at Leiden University in 2002 followed by a PhD from the University of Amsterdam in 2008. Her academic journey includes lecturing positions at Utrecht University and Leiden University, plus postdoctoral research at Leiden, Radboud University Nijmegen, and Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen in Germany before joining Lund University.
Geevers specializes in dynastic rule during the Early Modern period, with particular expertise in the Spanish Habsburg Monarchy and comparative studies of Safavid Iran. Her research examines the role of junior family members in dynastic governance and conceptual frameworks of dynastic systems. Recent publications reveal a methodological approach combining political, cultural, and religious history to understand how dynasties maintained power across diverse territories. Her work increasingly explores connections between European and non-European dynastic systems, demonstrating the transnational nature of early modern political organization.
Her 27 research outputs demonstrate consistent scholarly productivity, with multiple publications in 2023 including the monograph 'The Spanish Habsburgs and Dynastic Rule, 1500–1700' and edited volume 'Dynasties and State Formation in Early Modern Europe.' These works establish her as a significant contributor to the field of early modern European history with growing influence in comparative dynastic studies.
Professional activities include editorial responsibilities as Assistant Editor of 'The Court Historian,' Series Editor for 'Early Modern Court Studies' (Amsterdam University Press), and membership on the Editorial Board for the 'Early Modern History' book series published by Editorial UNED in Madrid. She has delivered numerous invited lectures and public seminars on European dynastic history.
Geevers currently supervises two dissertation projects: 'Power Made Metal: Lead Amulets as Religious Technologies in Medieval Europe' (2024-2028) and 'At the Levers of Empire: Hope & Co. and the Reconfiguration of European and Colonial Trade and Finance, ca 1740–1830' (2022-2027), demonstrating her commitment to mentoring emerging scholars while maintaining an active research agenda.
