Absolute Monarchy on the Frontiers : Louis XIV's military occupations of Lorraine and Savoy.

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French territorial ambitions and consequent military activity during the reign of Louis XIV ensured that a number of territories bordering on France were subject to military occupation for strategic reasons from the 1660s onwards. Drawing on extensive archival research, this study presents the occup...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCluskey, Phil
Otros Autores: Bergin, Joseph, Roberts, Penny, Naphy, Bill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Colección:Studies in Early Modern European History MUP.
Temas:
1600-1799
HISTORY / Europe / France.
France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
France > History, Military > 1643-1715.
Lorraine (France) > History > 17th century.
Lorraine (France) > History > 18th century.
Savoy (France and Italy) > History > 17th century.
Savoy (France and Italy) > History > 18th century.
France > Histoire militaire > 1643-1715.
Europe > Savoy
France
France > Lorraine
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:French territorial ambitions and consequent military activity during the reign of Louis XIV ensured that a number of territories bordering on France were subject to military occupation for strategic reasons from the 1660s onwards. Drawing on extensive archival research, this study presents the occupation of two of these territories, Lorraine and Savoy, from a comparative perspective. It investigates the aims and intentions of the French monarchy in occupying these regions, the problems of administering them, and French relations with key local elite groups. Absolute monarchy on the frontiers m.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (241 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526110510
1526110512
9781526110503
1526110504

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