Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles D'albert, Duc De Luynes 1578-1621 - Couverture rigide

Kettering, Sharon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719077869 ISBN 13 : 9780719077869

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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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A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719077869
• ISBN 13: 9780719077869
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible