The good king : René of Anjou and fifteenth century Europe / Margaret L. Kekewich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kekewich, Margaret Lucille, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480.

René.

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

France.

Kings and rulers.

Europe--History--15th century.

Europe.

History.

Anjou, House of.

Angers (France)--History.

Angers (France).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

René of Anjou is best known to English language readers as the father of Margaret, queen of Henry VI. René 's failure to make good his claim to the kingdom of Naples or to give his daughter a decent dowry condemn him as a loser. Yet he is still remembered in his lands of Anjou and Provence as 'good king René '. This book discusses his career and reputation with his contemporaries and posterity in the context of his family fortunes, patronage of the arts and the crises that beset Europe: conflicts within the Catholic Church, the Empire, Italy and the Hundred Years War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.

ISBN:

140398820X

9781403988201

OCLC:

222666295

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