Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in FranceMazarin 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. |
Contents
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NUNCIO EXTRAORDINARY | 30 |
THE CALL OF FRANCE | 40 |
French Service | 45 |
CARDINAL MAZARIN | 47 |
X | 201 |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS | 202 |
xiii | 208 |
THE FRONDE CONSIDERED | 216 |
War and Peace | 231 |
THE LONG HAUL | 239 |
3 | 240 |
GERMAN APPROACHES | 245 |
ANNE QUEEN MOTHER AND REGENT | 56 |
POVERTY AND DISORDER | 68 |
PUBLIC FINANCE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE | 80 |
PREMIER MINISTRE | 88 |
THEORIES AND TRADITIONS | 93 |
The Fronde | 101 |
CLOUDY SKIES | 103 |
THE GATHERING STORM | 109 |
THE CHAMBRE ST LOUIS | 117 |
༧ ལོ ix | 125 |
THE FIRST CIVIL WAR | 136 |
DIVIDE AND RULE | 149 |
THE WAR OF THE PRINCESSES | 157 |
THE FIRST EXILE | 171 |
MAZARIN RETURNS | 186 |
THE DEFEAT OF CONDÉ | 195 |
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Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in France Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure No preview available - 1995 |
Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in France Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure No preview available - 1995 |
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