The formation of a provincial nobility : the magistrates of the Parlement of Rouen, 1499-1610 / by Jonathan Dewald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dewald, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 968

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--France--Normandy--History--16th century.

Nobility.

France. Parlement (Normandy).

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1980]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this study of one group of the new nobility, Jonathan Dewald argues that the origin, attitudes, and behavior of the noblesse de robe were in fundamental ways similar to those of the old nobility.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Figures and Tables

Note on Measurements

Note on Monetary Values

List of Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION. The Noblesse de Robe as an Historical Problem

ONE. Professional Identity and Professional Attachments

TWO. Social Origins and Social Values

THREE. Farlementaire Wealth

FOUR. The Meanings of Landownership

FIVE. The Economics of Success and Failure

SIX. The Parlementaire Family

SEVEN. Conclusion

APPENDIX A. The Parlementaires and Crime

APPENDIX Β. Parlementaire Fortunes

APPENDIX C. The Costs and Returns of Office

APPENDIX D. Seigneurial Revenues in Nine Upper Norman Estates

APPENDIX E. Parlementaires and the Lands of the Church

APPENDIX F. Parlementaire Marriage

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

A revision of the author's thesis, University of California, Berkeley, 1974.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691643625

0691643628

9781400853762

1400853761

9780691616322

0691616329

OCLC:

767556295