Author: David Parrott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521792096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
A definitive reinterpretation of the role and influence of the French army during Richelieu's ministry.
The Administration of the French Army During the Ministry of Cardinal Richelieu
Richelieu's Army
Author: David Parrott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521792096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
A definitive reinterpretation of the role and influence of the French army during Richelieu's ministry.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521792096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
A definitive reinterpretation of the role and influence of the French army during Richelieu's ministry.
Cardinal Richelieu and the Development of Absolutism
Author: Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac; 9 September 1585?- 4 December 1642) was a French noble, clergyman and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered."--Wikipedia
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac; 9 September 1585?- 4 December 1642) was a French noble, clergyman and statesman. Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered."--Wikipedia
Richelieu and the Growth of French Power
Author: James Breck Perkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Life of Cardinal Richelieu
France under Mazarin
Richelieu
Author: Robert Jean Knecht
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cold, clever and ruthless, Richelieu governed France for 18 years until his death. Recent interpretations have been more favourable, and in this study, the author uses recent research to reassess his career and achievements.
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Cold, clever and ruthless, Richelieu governed France for 18 years until his death. Recent interpretations have been more favourable, and in this study, the author uses recent research to reassess his career and achievements.
France Under Mazarin
Author: James Breck Perkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Cardinal Richelieu
Author: Richard Lodge
Publisher: Ozymandias Press
ISBN: 153126753X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
THE death of Concini and the fall of Mary de Medici seemed at first to effect a complete revolution. The rebellion of the nobles was at an end; in fact, they were received at court as if they had been fighting the king's battles against his enemies But they soon discovered that the change of policy was not so complete as it appeared at first. They were jealously excluded from the royal council. Condé, on whose release they had confidently reckoned, was removed from the Bastille to Vincennes, but his prison doors were as securely guarded as ever. The nobles realised that the ascendency of the king's favourite was as intolerable as that of Concini. Nothing had happened to reconcile the hostile interests of the monarchy and the aristocracy...
Publisher: Ozymandias Press
ISBN: 153126753X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
THE death of Concini and the fall of Mary de Medici seemed at first to effect a complete revolution. The rebellion of the nobles was at an end; in fact, they were received at court as if they had been fighting the king's battles against his enemies But they soon discovered that the change of policy was not so complete as it appeared at first. They were jealously excluded from the royal council. Condé, on whose release they had confidently reckoned, was removed from the Bastille to Vincennes, but his prison doors were as securely guarded as ever. The nobles realised that the ascendency of the king's favourite was as intolerable as that of Concini. Nothing had happened to reconcile the hostile interests of the monarchy and the aristocracy...
Louis Xiv and Richelieu
Author: Claudius Mollokwu
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665599855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This twin study of Louis XIV of France and his father’s one time collaborator, Cardinal Richelieu tells how these two important figures turned France into a global power and a global influence through their respective reforms to the country. Together they are two of the most important figures to have reigned in French history. Together in their own separate and unique ways they enacted policies that bequeathed a legacy that set the foundational principles and institutions that was to govern France and turn her into a successful country that enjoyed world-wide respect and affection. Taking into account new and recent archival evidence these two texts on Louis and Richelieu, respectively offer a fresh and new approach to the lives of these two monarchs as it were and key players in French history.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665599855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
This twin study of Louis XIV of France and his father’s one time collaborator, Cardinal Richelieu tells how these two important figures turned France into a global power and a global influence through their respective reforms to the country. Together they are two of the most important figures to have reigned in French history. Together in their own separate and unique ways they enacted policies that bequeathed a legacy that set the foundational principles and institutions that was to govern France and turn her into a successful country that enjoyed world-wide respect and affection. Taking into account new and recent archival evidence these two texts on Louis and Richelieu, respectively offer a fresh and new approach to the lives of these two monarchs as it were and key players in French history.