Louis XIV and the parlements : the assertion of royal authority

Louis XIV and the parlements the assertion of royal authority

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 overcome the century-old opposition of the parlements to new legislation,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hurt, John Jeter (-)
Other Authors: Hurt, John J., contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave 2002.
Manchester : [2018]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715.
Monarchy > France > History > 17th century.
France > Politics and government > 1643-1715.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427402306719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: sovereignty and registration of the laws
  • 1. Compulsory registration and its limits, 1665-1671
  • 2. Victory over the parlements, 1671-1675
  • 3. Venal office and the royal breakthrough
  • 4. The ordeal of the parlementaires
  • 5. The regent and the parlements: the bid for cooperation
  • 6. Confronting the Parlement of Paris, 1718
  • 7. Sequels
  • Conclusion
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.

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