Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc |
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| Author:
| Beik, William |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-58379-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Why was Louis XIV successful in pacifying the same aristocrats who had caused so much trouble for Richelieu and Mazarin? What role did absolutism play in reinforming or changing the traditional social system in seventeenth-century France? Here Professor Beik argues that the answers to these questions lie in the relationship between the regional aristocracy and the crown.
Why was Louis XIV successful in pacifying the same aristocrats who had caused so much trouble for Richelieu and Mazarin? What role did absolutism play in reinforming or changing the traditional social system in seventeenth-century France? Here Professor Beik argues that the answers to these questions lie in the relationship between the regional aristocracy and the crown.