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In this fascinating biography, A. Lloyd Moote provides the first authoritative account of one of the most enigmatic figures of seventeenth-century Europe. Contrary of popular portrayals of the monarch as a hapless kind, Moote argues that Louis XIII was a ruler who powerfully shaped his people's destiny.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 432
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
August 8, 1991
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520075467
Format: Paperback
List of Plates
Preface
Introduction: Interpreting Louis XIII
PART I THE FORMATION OF A KING, 1601-15
1 A Dauphin's World
2 The Boy King
3 King, Estates, and State
PART II LOUIS THE JUST COMES OF AGE, 1615-24
4 Royal Marriage and Coup d'Etat
5 Seeking an Effective Mode of Governance
6 Fighting for Just Causes
7 Growing Up in Public
PART III FRENCH ABSOLUTISM IN THE MAKING, 1624-35
8 Partnership of King and Cardinal
9 Ordering Priorities
10 Alais, Mantua, and the Day of Dupes
11 Governmental Revolution
PART IV THE LEGACY OF LOUIS XIII, 1635-43
12 Warfare King, State, and Society
13 King and Culture
14 The Intimate Louis
Conclusion: Louis XIII Beyond the Grave
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Preface
Introduction: Interpreting Louis XIII
PART I THE FORMATION OF A KING, 1601-15
1 A Dauphin's World
2 The Boy King
3 King, Estates, and State
PART II LOUIS THE JUST COMES OF AGE, 1615-24
4 Royal Marriage and Coup d'Etat
5 Seeking an Effective Mode of Governance
6 Fighting for Just Causes
7 Growing Up in Public
PART III FRENCH ABSOLUTISM IN THE MAKING, 1624-35
8 Partnership of King and Cardinal
9 Ordering Priorities
10 Alais, Mantua, and the Day of Dupes
11 Governmental Revolution
PART IV THE LEGACY OF LOUIS XIII, 1635-43
12 Warfare King, State, and Society
13 King and Culture
14 The Intimate Louis
Conclusion: Louis XIII Beyond the Grave
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography