Power and reputation at the court of Louis XIII: The career of Charles D’Albert, duc de Luynes (1578-1621) (Studies in Early Modern European History) - Tapa blanda

Sharon Kettering

 
9780719089985: Power and reputation at the court of Louis XIII: The career of Charles D’Albert, duc de Luynes (1578-1621) (Studies in Early Modern European History)
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ISBN 10: 0719089980 ISBN 13: 9780719089985
Editorial: Manchester University Press (P648), 2014

Sinopsis

This book seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of Charles d’Albert, duc de Luynes, the controversial favourite of Louis XIII often maligned by historians. Kettering argues that the traditional historical interpretation of Luynes is significantly influenced by the testimony of Richelieu, who subjected Luynes to a devastating character assassination in his memoirs.Richelieu’s malice and the bias in histories based upon his memoirs justify another look at Luynes’ career. This book sifts through the historical evidence to offer a new perspective on Luynes, arguing that his contributions to the early years of Louis XIII’s government have been insufficiently appreciated, and in the process throws light upon a dark, unpleasant corner of Richelieu’s personality often ignored by historians. As well as advanced students and historians of early modern France, this book should interest those specialising in the history of the European courts, power politics, patronage and printed pamphlet literature.

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Sharon Kettering is Professor of History Emerita at Montgomery College in Maryland

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This book seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, the controversial favourite of Louis XIII often maligned by historians. Kettering argues that the traditional historical interpretation of Luynes is significantly influenced by the testimony of Richelieu, who subjected Luynes to a devastating character assassination in his memoirs.

Richelieu's malice and the bias in histories based upon his memoirs justify another look at Luynes' career. This book sifts through the historical evidence to offer a new perspective on Luynes, arguing that his contributions to the early years of Louis XIII's government have been insufficiently appreciated, and in the process throws light upon a dark, unpleasant corner of Richelieu's personality often ignored by historians.

As well as advanced students and historians of early modern France, this book should interest those specialising in the history of the European courts, power politics, patronage and printed pamphlet literature.

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This book seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, the controversial favourite of Louis XIII often maligned by historians. Kettering argues that the traditional historical interpretation of Luynes is significantly influenced by the testimony of Richelieu, who subjected Luynes to a devastating character assassination in his memoirs.Richelieu s malice and the bias in histories based upon his memoirs justify another look at Luynes career. This book sifts through the historical evidence to offer a new perspective on Luynes, arguing that his contributions to the early years of Louis XIII s government have been insufficiently appreciated, and in the process throws light upon a dark, unpleasant corner of Richelieu s personality often ignored by historians. As well as advanced students and historians of early modern France, this book should interest those specialising in the history of the European courts, power politics, patronage and printed pamphlet literature.

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Editorial
Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
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ISBN 10 
0719089980
ISBN 13 
9780719089985
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Número de páginas
280
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9780719077869: Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles D'Albert, Duc De Luynes (1578–1621) (Studies in Early Modern European History)

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ISBN 10:  0719077869 ISBN 13:  9780719077869
Editorial: Manchester University Press, 2008
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