Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in FranceMazarin was the model statesman of the early modern period in French history. This book follows his career from pupil of the Jesuits, through legate in Paris and Avignon, to service for Louis XIII and beyond. Mazarin's role in the survival of absolute monarchy during the upheavals of the Fronde and his guidance of the young Louis XIV are given full weight. His crucial part in many diplomatic exchanges, and in particular those which brought an end to the Thirty Years War and the Franco-Spanish War, is examined in detail. His life is placed in the context of a study of the times, highlighting the rapidly changing nature of government. |
Contents
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EARLY FAME | 22 |
NUNCIO EXTRAORDINARY | 30 |
THE CALL OF FRANCE | 40 |
CARDINAL MAZARIN | 47 |
ANNE QUEEN MOTHER AND REGENT | 56 |
POVERTY AND DISORDER | 68 |
THE FIRST EXILE | 171 |
MAZARIN RETURNS | 186 |
THE DEFEAT OF CONDÉ | 195 |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS | 202 |
THE FRONDE CONSIDERED | 216 |
War and Peace | 231 |
THE LONG HAUL | 239 |
GERMAN APPROACHES | 245 |
PUBLIC FINANCE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE | 80 |
PREMIER MINISTRE | 88 |
The Fronde | 101 |
THE GATHERING STORM | 109 |
THE CHAMBRE ST LOUIS | 117 |
THE DECLARATION OF SAINTGERMAIN | 125 |
THE FIRST CIVIL WAR | 136 |
DIVIDE AND RULE | 149 |
THE WAR OF THE PRINCESSES | 157 |
PEACE WITH SPAIN | 254 |
ARBITER OF PEACE | 261 |
Money Matters | 267 |
THE GREATEST PRIVATE FORTUNE | 275 |
Conscience and Policy | 283 |
THE CHALLENGE OF PORT ROYAL | 292 |
THE LAST YEAR | 301 |
A CHRISTIAN DEATH | 307 |
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Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in France Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure No preview available - 1995 |
Mazarin: The Crisis of Absolutism in France Geoffrey Russell Richards Treasure No preview available - 1995 |
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