War and Government in the French ProvincesFew studies of the history of provincial France have hitherto spanned the conventional medieval/early-modern divide, and David Potter's detailed examination of war and government in Picardy, a region of France hitherto neglected by historians, has much to say about the development of French absolutism. Picardy emerged as a province after the campaigns of 1470-1477, and its experience of the first period of absolutism provides an enlightening contrast with that of other, more outlying provinces: the Picard nobility was notable for the extent of its participation in the army, the court and the government of France. David Potter provides a detailed analysis of the organisation of French military power in the province, and its impact during the period of the Habsburg-Valois wars. The work concludes with Picardy about to enter a difficult period of civil war. |
Contents
Return to allegiance Picardy and the FrancoBurgundian Wars 14701493 | 29 |
The provincial governors and politics | 65 |
The governors staff and household | 92 |
The Picard nobility and royal service | 113 |
Gouverneurs et capitaines | 117 |
Criteria of appointment and contacts at court | 127 |
The lesser nobility as royal commissaires | 140 |
Military organisation in Picardy during the HabsburgValois wars | 155 |
War taxation and the towns | 233 |
taille royale | 241 |
the solde des gens de pied | 246 |
Sales taxes | 247 |
Forced loans and special levies | 250 |
Political negotiations and patronage | 254 |
The crown and municipal office | 258 |
Peace negotiations and the formation of the frontier in Picardy 152160 | 265 |
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