The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770 /

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This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair.Originally published in 1984.The Prince...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Van Kley, Dale K., 1941- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Louis > XV, > King of France, > 1710-1774.
Damiens, Robert François, > 1715-1757.
Louis, > XV, > King of France, > 1710-1774 > Assassination attempt, 1757.
Louis > XV, > King of France, > 1710-1774 > Assassination attempt, 1757.
Jansenists.
Attempted assassination.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Jansenists > France > History > 18th century.
France.
France > Histoire religieuse > 18e siecle.
France > Histoire > 1715-1774 (Louis XV)
France > Church history > 18th century.
France > History > Louis XV, 1715-1774.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Part I. The Damiens Affair
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Damiens
  • Chapter 2. Damiens' Masters as Judges
  • Part II. The Unraveling of the Ancien Regime
  • Chapter 3. Damiens' Masters as Magistrates: The Refusal of Sacraments Controversy and the Political Crisis of 1756-1757
  • Chapter 4. Damiens' Masters as Theorists: Constitutional Thought from 1750 to 1770
  • Chapter 5. Damiens' Peers
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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