The History Of The Civil Wars Of France ; Written in Italian, by H.C.Davila. Translated out of the Original. The Second Impression, whereunto is Added a Table.

[Davila, Enrico Caterino] D'Avila, Henrico Caterino / [Provenance: Reverend Dr. Thomas Smyth - Archdeacon of Glendalough].

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Second Edition. Folio. [III], 734, [16] unnumbered pages of an Index. Collation complete. Hardcover / Modern, stunning half-leather with marbled-paper-covered boards. New endpapers and pastedowns. Origina Titlepage reproduced on old paper. The whole volume in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. After the restoration an excellent example of this French classic. From the library of Reverend Dr. Thomas Smyth - Archdeacon of Glendalough, with his bookplate on the pastedown]. Thomas Smyth LL.D. was an Irish Anglican priest. The son of Thomas Smyth Bishop of Limerick, he was born in Drumcree, County Westmeath and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was appointed Archdeacon of Glendalough in 1723 and served until 1751. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Enrico Caterino Davila (30 October 1576 26 May 1631) was an Italian historian and diplomat. Born in Piove di Sacco, near Padua, he was descended from a Spanish noble family and was the youngest son of Antonio Davila, Grand Constable of Cyprus. His name was given in honour of Henry III of France and Catherine de' Medici. His immediate ancestors had been constables of the Kingdom of Cyprus for the Venetian republic since 1464. In 1570 the island was taken by the Turks; and Antonio Davila, the father of the historian, had to leave for Padua, despoiled of all his possessions. In 1583 Antonio took this son to France, where he became a page in the service of Catherine de' Medici, wife of King Henry II. In due time he entered the military service and fought through the French civil wars until the peace in 1598. In 1599, he returned to Padua where he stayed until 1606. Subsequently, he travelled to Parma, Rome and Rovigo and finally settled to Tinos (1609 1615) where he held the post of governor. At Tinos he met and married his wife Ursula delli Ascuffi. Later in his life Enrico was assigned as a governor of the Venetian possessions of Cattaro (1618 1621) and Zara (1623 1628). Also in 1621, he participated in a Venetian diplomatic mission to Florence, under the leadership of Alvise Valaresso. Enrico Davila was murdered, while on his way to take possession of the government of Cremona for Venice in May 1631, by a ruffian, with whom a dispute arose about relays of horses ordered for his use by the Venetian government. Davila was killed by a pistol bullet; the murderer's aides also killed the family chaplain but the murderer was killed by Enrico's son 'Antonio' and the rest of the attackers were captured and then publicly executed in Verona. He planned a history of the civil wars in France in which he had taken part, and during which he had seen the leading personages and events. This work was completed about 1630 and was offered by the author to the publishers in Venice. At last Tommaso Baglioni, who had no work for his presses, undertook to print the manuscript, on condition that he should be free to leave off if more promising work offered itself. The printing of the Istoria delle guerre civili di Francia was, however, completed, and the success of the work was immediate. The Historia delle guerre civili di Francia is based on first-hand knowledge of events and personalities. Sceptical about the religious claims of both sides (Catholic and Huguenot), Davila vividly portrayed the French wars of religion mainly as a struggle between noble factions for the control of the royal government and, within limits, is still a rich source of information for a troubled period of French history. Over two hundred editions followed, of which perhaps the best is the one published in Paris in 1644. An English translation was made for Charles I of England by William Aylesbury and Charles Cotterell, published as The Historie of the Civil Warres of France (1647). Samuel Pepys was appreciative. Lord Bolingbroke, in his fifth letter on the Study of History, recommends him very strongly as a writer equal in m.

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• Titre: The History Of The Civil Wars Of France ; Written in Italian, by H.C.Davila. Translated out of the Original. The Second Impression, whereunto is Added a Table.
• Éditeur: [London] In the Savoy, Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman at the Blew Anchor, in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1678.
• Date de parution: 1678
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
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