Louis XIV and the parlements : the assertion of royal authority / John J. Hurt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurt, John J. (John Jeter), 1938-2022.

Contributor:

Hurt, John J., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.

Louis.

Monarchy--France--History--17th century.

Monarchy.

France--Politics and government--1643-1715.

France.

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 217 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

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, and to impose upon them the strict political discipline for which his reign is known. The work calls into question the current revisionist understanding of the reign of Louis XIV and insists that, after all, absolute government had a harsh reality at its core. When the king died in 1715, the regent, Philippe d'Orleans, 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.

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.

Notes:

First published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-215) and index.

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ISBN:

9786610734184

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1847795501

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1781700370

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OCLC:

608476169