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Author: Lawrence Schoonover Publisher: Fountain City Publishing Company ISBN: 9780976086727 Category : France Languages : en Pages : 0
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The young Prince was hated by his father, his powerful cousin, and challenged by a personal foe known only to his wife, his priest, and his alchemist. This is the story of the resolute dreamer Louis and his supporters, who saw a nations unrealized potential and its way to greatness. Renowned author Lawrence Schoonover weaves a vibrant story of an inspirational victory over tremendous odds. The book had been postponed. This is the first release to the trade.
Author: Paul Murray Kendall Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 488
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A biography of the medieval French king that strips away legend and reveals a complex human being and extraordinary monarch. Louis XI defied feudal conventions in an age that ruled by them, and possessed a sense of humor that marked him as a dangerous outsider.
Author: Philippe de Commynes Publisher: ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 336
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"The 'Memoirs' of Philippe de Commynes have been celebrated for more than four hundred years both as a remarkable literary work and as a priceless controbution to the history of the fifteenth century. They fall into two quite different parts. The first (comprising Books I-VI) narrates the intense, violent struggle for the dominance of western Europe between Louis XI of France and his greatest vassal, Charles the Rash, Duke of Burgundy, which was resolved by the triumph of the king; it begins with the appearance of Commynes on the political scene in 1464 as a young squire in the service of the House of Burgundy and ends in 1483 with the death of Louis XI, at which Commynes was himself present. In the second part (Books VII-VIII) he recounts the first French invation of Italy in 1494 under Louis XI's feeble son, Charles VIII. He took part in that ill-fated expedition, s a royal councillor and diplomat, and fought at Charles VIII's side in the desperate battle of Fornovo; but the chief adviser and confidant of Louis XI enjoyed little influence in King Charles' frivolous household. The 'Memoirs' conclude in 1498, following the death of Charles VIII, with Commynes' entering the service of that monarch's successor, Louis XII. It is the earlier, and much richer, part of the 'Memoirs' that is here translated." -- introduction, page 7.