Louis XIV and the parlements the assertion of royal authority
This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to overcome the century-old opposition of the parlements to new legislation,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester, UK ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427402306719 |
| Sumario: | This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to overcome the century-old opposition of the parlements to new legislation, and to impose upon them the strict political discipline for which his reign is known. The work calls into question the current revisionist understanding of the reign of Louis XIV and insists that, after all, absolute government had a harsh reality at its core. When the king died in 1715, the regent, Philippe d'Orleans, after a brief attempt to befriend the parlements through compromise, resorted to the authoritarian methods of Louis XIV and perpetuated the Sun King's political and economic legacy. |
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| Notas: | First published: 2002. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 217 pages) : digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-215) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847795502 9781526137487 9781781700372 9781280734182 9786610734184 9781847790675 9781423706397 |
