Power and reputation at the court of Louis XIII : the career of Charles d'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1578-1621) / Sharon Kettering.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kettering, Sharon, 1942- author.

Series:

Studies in early modern European history.

Studies in early modern European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Albert de Luynes, Charles d', 1578-1621.

Albert de Luynes, Charles d'.

Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643--Friends and associates.

Louis.

Favorites, Royal--France--Biography.

Favorites, Royal.

France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643.

France.

France--Court and courtiers--History--17th century.

France--Politics and government--1610-1643.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Charles d'Albert was a royal favourite in early 17th-century France. This volume seeks to revisit and rehabilitate his historically maligned reputation, and in so doing investigates the role in court politics of royal favourites and the distribution of royal patronage.

Contents:

Power and reputation at the court of Louis XIII: The career of Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1578-1621)

Half Title Page

Series Editors

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Illustrations

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Luynes and the historians

1 A falconer from the Comtat

2 The king's favorite

3 Concini's murder

4 The rewards of favor

5 Friends of the favorite

6 Luynes and the court nobility

7 Luynes the minister

8 The siege of Montauban

9 The anti-Luynes campaign

Conclusion: death of a favorite

Select bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-3036-X

OCLC:

1030041957