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Embezzlement and high treason in Louis XIV's France : the trial of Nicolas Fouquet / Vincent J. Pitts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pitts, Vincent J. (Vincent Joseph), 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fouquet, Nicolas, 1615-1680--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Fouquet, Nicolas.
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
- Louis.
- Trials (Embezzelment)--France.
- Trials (Embezzelment).
- Trials (Treason)--France.
- Trials (Treason).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Pitts uses the trial as a lens through which to explore the inner workings of the court of Louis XIV, who rightly feared that Fouquet would expose the tawdry financial dealings of the king's late mentor and prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin.
- Contents:
- The long reach
- The superintendent at work
- Fall of a Titan
- Setting the stage and writing the script
- The best laid plans of men and ministers
- To do justice without consideration of fortune or self-interest
- A performance beyond comparison
- The honor of conscience of judges
- Aftermath: the price of honor and conscience.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-1825-8
- OCLC:
- 921847227
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