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The Counts of Laval
Author | : Malcolm Walsby |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2017-03-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781351892186 |
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The Lavals were one of the most important families in late medieval France, rising to a position of unsurpassed eminence by the mid sixteenth century. Yet, at the very point where they reached this position of unrivalled importance, all was put at risk by the dual challenges of dynastic failure and the Reformation. The vagaries of dynastic failure threatened their hard won success and these problems were compounded by the decision of crucial members of the family to support Protestantism in the middle of the century. By the end of the sixteenth century the fortunes of the family were in ruins and the brief eminence of Lavals in western France was over. This monograph offers a fresh look at several of the critical questions facing historians of late medieval and early modern France. It re-examines the clientage of a rising and enterprising family and explores the cultural patronage of a noble court. The book also provides a new insight into the nature of noble Protestantism, notably analysing the connections between nobles, patterns of family loyalty and religious conviction. Finally, it considers the events of wars of religion in western France from the perspective of a noble leadership that simultaneously played a vital role in sustaining the cause and did much to undermine it. This latter issue is examined in particular through the analysis of the relationship between the houses of Laval and Rohan, two Protestant families with shared loyalties but with rival dynastic ambitions. This study is based on a complete re-examination of the archive base in both Paris and the west of France and in English archives. For many centuries the destruction of the archives of the family of Laval during the French Revolution has prevented historians from undertaking a serious study of the family. Indeed, this book is the first monograph to be published on the Comtes de Laval since the manuscript volume written by Le Blanc de La Vignole in the seventeenth century. At the same time it engages with the historiography of both French and Anglo-Saxon historiographical traditions.
The Printed Book in Brittany 1484 1600
Author | : Malcolm Walsby |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2011-06-09 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789004204515 |
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Using archival as well as printed sources, this book analyses the place of the printing press and of the printed book in late fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Brittany and casts new light on the development of printing in provincial France.
The Compleat History of the Treaty of Utrecht
Author | : Casimir Freschot |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 854 |
Release | : 1715 |
Genre | : Europe |
ISBN | : UOM:39015009243950 |
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Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records
Author | : Great Britain. Public Record Office |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 820 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044122920960 |
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The Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records
Author | : Great Britain. Public Record Office |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 816 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : IND:30000129970434 |
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First 120th report of the deputy keeper of the public records
Author | : Public record office |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 816 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OXFORD:555092742 |
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Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records
Author | : Great Britain. Public Record Office |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 822 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : UOM:39015032995832 |
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The Gondi
Author | : Joanna Milstein |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2016-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317030003 |
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One of the most striking features of French government in the second half of the sixteenth century was the influence of Italians. Notwithstanding widespread French admiration for Italian culture, Italian influence at the heart of French government aroused xenophobic antagonism amongst many in French society. This study throws light on this complex relationship by offering the first detailed examination of the Gondi, one of the most influential of the Italian families active during this period. The Gondi family played a leading part in the finance, government, church and military affairs of the nation, and were indispensable counsellors to the Queen Mother, Catherine De' Medici. They were also the targets of anti-Italian hostility, much of it deliberately stirred by rivals in the French aristocracy who felt threatened by these powerful foreigners occupying positions they believed were rightfully theirs. The book examines perceptions of the Gondi through examination of contemporary pamphlets, diaries, and ambassadors' dispatches. It investigates, among other issues, their notorious role in the plotting of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572. Making use of many previously overlooked archival sources from France and Italy, this book charts the Gondi's rise to power and demonstrates how their deft use of patronage and financial expertise allowed them to weave the intricate web of power and obligation that protected them against native hostility. In so doing the book reveals much about government and society in late sixteenth-century France.