The Nobility of Toulouse in the Eighteenth Century A Social and Economic Study / by Robert Forster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forster, Robert, 1926-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--France--History--18th century.

Nobility.

Toulouse (France)--Economic conditions.

Toulouse (France).

Toulouse (France)--Rural conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p. :) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Johns Hopkins University Press 1960

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press, 1960.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1960. This is a regional study of the nobility of Toulouse in the eighteenth century. The complex notion of class and the peculiarities of each region in France during the Ancien Régime make it difficult for historians to render a general portrait of the provincial French aristocracy. This study describes the economic interests and investments of noblemen in Toulouse. Some of their activities follow the classic pattern of "seigniorial reaction" and thus illustrate ideas posed by Marc Bloch. Others suggest that the Toulousian gentlemen were conscientious landlords. The Toulousian noble was essentially a gentilhomme campagnard, a country gentleman, in regard to his source of revenue, his outlook, and his mode of living. This book should make clear the full meaning of this expression.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Table of Contents

List of Table

List of Illustrations

Preface

I. The Diocese of Toulouse m 1750: Town and Country

II. The Noble as Landlord: Administration of the Domain

III. The Noble as Landlord: The Grain Trade, The Abolition of Communal Rights, The Concentration of Livestock

IV. Subsidiary Activities on the Estate: Sale of Wood, Rural Industries, Vine Culture

V. The Noble as Rentier: Investments in Parlementary Office, Public Securities, and Private Loans

VI. The Family Settlement

VII. Expenses and Mode of Living at Toulouse

Appendices

A. Estimates of Estate Incomes

B. State of the Harvests

C. Some Prices of Farm Produce at Toulouse

D. Sample Documents

(1) A Sharecropping Contract

(2) A Royal Stay

(3) A Contract of Marriage

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8018-2808-2

OCLC:

1131902878