Francis I and Absolute Monarchy
Author | : Robert Jean Knecht |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert Jean Knecht |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert Jean Knecht |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : 9781001223919 |
Francis I, king of France from 1515 to 1547, has not always been treated by posterity with the seriousness he deserves. The French historian Jules Michelet (b. 1798?d. 1874), who has exerted a long-standing influence on popular notions of the past among his countrymen, dismissed him as a?fine talker? who allowed himself to be ruled by women, principally his mother and sister. As a child of the French Revolution, Michelet despised Francis for not having assumed leadership of the Protestant revolt against the Roman Catholic Church. Francis has also been largely eclipsed by the brilliance of the Sun King, Louis XIV. But all this has now changed. Since the 1950s there has been a revival of interest in the Renaissance and the Reformation. Francis was a central figure in both. As king, he laid the foundations of the?absolute? monarchy that was to flourish in the next century under Louis XIV. Though not entirely successful in his long struggle with the Holy Roman emperor Charles V, Francis successfully resisted his claim to the duchy of Burgundy, which, if conceded, would have dismantled the kingdom of France. Faced by the challenge of the Protestant Reformation that shattered the religious unity of his kingdom, Francis took the fateful decision to uphold the Catholic faith. He also supported some of the earliest French expeditions to the New World. On the cultural level, his legacy was second to none. Presiding over the most magnificent court north of the Alps, in which women assumed a more significant presence than in the past, he built numerous châteaus, patronized some of the most illustrious artists of his day, built up a superb library, and paved the way for the prestigious Collège de France in Paris?not a bad record for a ruler once dismissed as a lightweight.
Author | : J. Russell Major |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1997-05-29 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780801856310 |
Evans (classics, U. of British Columbia) examines the history of the great emperor, whose reign marks the transition between Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period, including what is presently known about his life, the social structure of the empire, its relations with its neighbors, and naturally, its wars. It also examines theological issues, which split the empire and left deep divisions after Justinian's death. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author | : R. J. Knecht |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1984-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521278874 |
R. J. Knect investigates the reign of Francis I of France.
Author | : R. J. Knecht |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780521578851 |
A paperback of Knecht's comprehensive account of one of France's most important monarchs.
Author | : Cesare Cuttica |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 131732224X |
The 14 essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchical governments from the Thirty Years War up until the time of the French Revolution. Contributors aim to unravel the constructs of ‘absolutism’ and ‘monarchism’, examining how the power and authority of monarchs was defined through contemporary politics and philosophy.
Author | : Richard Wilkinson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2017-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 135166347X |
Louis XIV ruled France for more than half a century and is typically remembered for his absolutism, his patronage of the arts and his lavish lifestyle – culminating in the building of Versailles. This original and lively biography focuses on Louis’s personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront, featuring analysis of Louis’s wider significance in history and the surrounding historiography. This book balances the undeniable cultural achievements of the reign against the realities of Louis’s egotism and argues that, when viewed critically, Louis’s rule (1643–1715) personified the disadvantages of absolute monarchy, and inexorably led to social and political blunders, resulting in the suffering of millions. Richard Wilkinson demonstrates that while Louis excelled as a self-publicist, he fell far short of being a great monarch. This second edition includes an up-to-date and accessible biography, further sections on the women at Louis’s court, France in an international context and new material looking at Louis’s involvement in ballet. This book is essential reading for all history students and those with a general interest in one of history’s most colourful rulers.
Author | : Glenn Burgess |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780300065329 |
The long-accepted standard view is that the gradual polarization of Court and Parliament during the reigns of James I and Charles I reflected the split between absolutists (who upheld the divine right of the monarchy to rule) and constitutionalists (who resisted tyranny by insisting the monarch was subject to law) and resulted inevitably in civil war.
Author | : Nicholas Henshall |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2014-06-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317899547 |
Conventionally, ``absolutism'' in early-modern Europe has suggested unfettered autocracy and despotism -- the erosion of rights, the centralisation of decision-making, the loss of liberty. Everything, in a word, that was un-British but characteristic of ancien-regime France. Recently historians have questioned such comfortably simplistic views. This lively investigation of ``absolutism'' in action -- continent-wide but centred on a detailed comparison of France and England -- dissolves the traditional picture to reveal a much more complex reality; and in so doing illuminates the varied ways in which early-modern Europe was governed.
Author | : Geoffrey Treasure |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2006-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134980590 |
Mazarin was the model statesman of the early modern period in French history. This book follows his career from pupil of the Jesuits, through legate in Paris and Avignon, to service for Louis XIII and beyond. Mazarin's role in the survival of absolute monarchy during the upheavals of the Fronde and his guidance of the young Louis XIV are given full weight. His crucial part in many diplomatic exchanges, and in particular those which brought an end to the Thirty Years War and the Franco-Spanish War, is examined in detail. His life is placed in the context of a study of the times, highlighting the rapidly changing nature of government.