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Louis XIII, the Just /

In this fascinating biography, A. Lloyd Moote provides the first authoritative account of one of the most enigmatic figures of seventeenth-century Europe. Contrary of popular portrayals of the monarch as a hapless kind, Moote argues that Louis XIII was a ruler who powerfully shaped his people's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moote, A. Lloyd (Alanson Lloyd)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1989.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: interpreting Louis XIII
  • A dauphin's world
  • The boy king
  • King, estates, and state
  • Royal marriage and coup d'etat
  • Seeking an effective mode of governance
  • Fighting for just causes
  • Growing up in public
  • Partnership of king and cardinal
  • Ordering priorities
  • Alais, Mantua, and the Day of Dupes
  • Governmental revolution
  • Warfare king, state, and society
  • King and culture
  • The intimate Louis
  • Conclusion: Louis XIII beyond the grave.