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Louis XIV and the Parlements: The Assertion of Royal Authority

 
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Louis XIV and the Parlements: The Assertion of Royal Authority

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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 impose strict political discipline for which this reign, and only this reign, is known. Hurt shows that the king built upon that discipline to extract large sums of money from the judges in the parlements, thus damaging their economic interests. When the king died in 1715, the regent, Philippe d'Orléans, 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.

This study calls into question current revisionist understanding of Louis XIV and insists that absolute government had a harsh reality at its core. Based upon extensive archival research, this remarkable book will be of interest to all students of the history of early modern France and the monarchies of Europe.

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EAN/ISBN:
9780719069802
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
240
Publication date:
2004-09-04
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
EAN/ISBN:
9780719069802
Medium:
Paperback
Number of pages:
240
Publication date:
2004-09-04
Publisher:
Manchester University Press

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