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Louis XIV and the parlements : the assertion of royal authority / John J. Hurt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurt, John J. (John Jeter), 1938-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
- Louis.
- France--Politics and government--1643-1715.
- France.
- Politics and government.
- Monarchy--France--History--17th century.
- Monarchy.
- History.
- France--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 217 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.
- Summary:
- This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parliaments of France, the parliament of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. This study calls into question the current revisionist understanding of the reign of Louis XIV and insists that absolute government had a harsh reality at its core.
- Contents:
- Introduction: sovereignty and registration of the laws 1
- 1 Compulsory registration and its limits, 1665-1671 17
- 2 Victory over the parlements, 1671-1675 38
- 3 Venal office and the royal breakthrough 67
- 4 The ordeal of the parlementaires 95
- 5 The regent and the parlements: the bid for cooperation 125
- 6 Confronting the Parlement of Paris, 1718 149
- 7 Sequels 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-215) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0719062357
- OCLC:
- 48858504
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