Louis VII and his world / edited by Michael L. Bardot and Laurence W. Marvin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.

Bardot, Michael L., editor.

Marvin, Laurence Wade, 1961- editor.

Series:

Later medieval Europe ; v. 18.

Later medieval Europe ; volume 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

France.

Kings and rulers.

France--History--Louis VII, 1137-1180.

History.

Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180.

Louis.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 188 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

This book examines a lesser-known yet significant Capetian monarch and his role in the twelfth century. Its chapters focus upon the king's military leadership, political administration, his relationship with the Victorine order of canons and his connection to other important events, people and institutions of the age. Edited by Michael Bardot and Laurence W. Marvin, this work provides a more nuanced image of Louis VII and his critical role in the medieval French monarchy's ascendancy. The essays contained in this volume illuminate the myriad ways this under-studied ruler shaped the Capetian realm and enhances our understanding of western monarchy, warfare, political administration, social history and the twelfth-century European world.0.

Contents:

Part 1 Louis as Leader

1 The War Councils and Military Advisers of Louis VII of France p. 11 / John D. Hosler

2 King Louis VII as General on the Second Crusade: A Failure of Command, Control and Communication p. 29 / Laurence W. Marvin

3 Changes in Capetian Grain Management: Strategies of the Twelfth Century p. 50 / Michael L. Bardot

4 All Citizens High and Low: Louis VII and the Towns p. 62 / Steven Isaac

5 La Paix du Roi et ses Acteurs au Temps de Louis VII: L'exemple de l'Auvergne et du Velay p. 86 / Yves Sassier

Part 2 The Twelfth-Century Capetian World

6 The Missing Queen? Eleanor of Aquitaine in the Early Reign of Louis VII p. 105 / Michael R. Evans

7 The Historical Afterlife of Two Capetian Co-Kings Who Predeceased Their Fathers p. 114 / William Chester Jordan

8 The Regular Canons of Saint-Victor in the World of Louis VII p. 126 / Marshall E. Crossnoe

9 Revealing the Extraordinary: The Lives of Unremarkable Men in the Age of Louis VII p. 146 / Amy Livingstone.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.

ISBN:

9789004315167

9004315160

OCLC:

1023603949