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Louis XIV and Absolutism A Brief Study with Documents

by: Beik, William

Louis XIV and Absolutism A Brief Study with Documents

by: Beik, William

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031213309X
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Copyright: 01/20/2000
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

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Summary

This unique collection of documents with commentary explores the meaning of absolute monarchy by examining how Louis XIV of France became one of Europe's most famous and successful rulers. The documents, newly translated and carefully selected for their readability, examine the problems of the Fronde, Colbert's grasp of the economic and fiscal dimensions of the kingdom, the taming of the rural nobility, the interaction of royal ministers and provincial authorities, the repression of Jansenists and Protestants, popular rebellions, and royal image-making.

Foreword

Preface

vii

List of Illustrations

PART ONE Introduction: Louis XIV and French Absolutism

(16)

Absolutism in Theory

(1)

French Absolutism in Practice

(1)

The Landed Nobility

(2)

The Robe Nobility

(3)

The Royal Commissioners

(1)

The Catholic Church

(2)

The Urban Bourgeoisie

(2)

The Lower Classes

(2)

A Note about the Text

(1)

PART TWO The Documents

(202)

Confronting French Society during the Fronde

(31)

Paris Rebels against the Crown

(7)

Madame de Motteville's Account of the Parisian Disturbances in August 1648

(5)

A Mazarinade against the Queen and the Cardinal

(6)

An Intimate Discussion between the King and the Queen Regent, His Mother, concerning the Affairs of the Day

(5)

The Parlementaires of Aix Strike Back, 1649

(5)

Haitze's Account of the Uprising in Aix, 1649

(4)

Agen Is Seduced by the Princes

(4)

An Account by Bru, Bookseller 1652

(3)

A Revolutionary Party in Bordeaux: The Ormee

(6)

Apology for the Ormese

(2)

The Ormee Abolishes the parlement of Bordeaux

(3)

The King and the Aristocrats at Court

(32)

The King and His Family

(8)

Mademoiselle de Montpensier

(1)

Saint Maurice

(3)

Primi Visconti

(4)

The World of the Court

(19)

Saint Maurice

(3)

Primi Visconti

(4)

The Princess Palatine

(7)

Exechiel Spanheim

(4)

Managing France

(26)

Colbert's Instructions for the Commissioners Who Have Been Sent into the Provinces, September 1663

(6)

Financial Memorandum by Colbert, Addressed to the King in 1670

(5)

Louis XIV'S Tax Flows

(12)

Reforming the Provinces: The Grands Jours d'Auvergne

108

(13)

Letters Patent for the Establishment of the Grands Jours

109

(1)

Excerpts from the Memoirs of Esprit Flechier

110

(11)

Reforming the Provinces: Interaction with Burgundy

121

(2)

Letters to and from Burgundy

123

(24)

Brulart to Mazarin, Dijon, January 5, 1660

124

(1)

Brulart to Mazarin, Dijon, April 20, 1660

125

(1)

Conde to Colbert, Dijon, June 18, 1662

126

(3)

Brulart to La Vrilliere, Dijon, January 31, 1663

129

(1)

Louis XIV to Brulart, Paris, February 13, 1663

129

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, February 14, 1663

130

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, February 17, 1663

131

(2)

Brulart to La Vrilliere, Dijon, February 21, 1663

133

(1)

Colbert to Bouchu, June 5, 1663

133

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, November 13, 1663

134

(1)

Brulart to Chancellor Seguier, Dijon, December 16, 1663

135

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, December 10, 1664

136

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, January 25, 1665

137

(1)

Brulart to La Vrilliere, Dijon, January 25, 1665

138

(1)

La Vrilliere to Brulart, Paris, February 3, 1665

139

(1)

Bouchu to colbert, Port Digoin, October 30, 1665

140

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, March 21, 1666

141

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, April 21, 1666

142

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Auxerre, November 4, 1667

142

(2)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon, June 23, 1669

144

(1)

The Viscount Mayor and Echevins of Dijon to Colbert, July 14, 1669

145

(1)

Bouchu to Colbert, Dijon July 14, 1669

146

(1)

Colbert to Bouchu, Paris, December 19, 1670

146

(1)

Meeting the People of Dijon

147

(9)

Brulart to Louvois, Dijon, June 1673

147

(1)

Request by the City Council of Dijon for a Monitory, November 21, 1668

148

(1)

Extract from the Deliberations of the City Council, April 7, 1671

149

(1)

Petition about Drunken Husbands, April 8, 1672

149

(1)

Illegal Vending, June 30, 1673

150

(1)

Illegal Production September 11, 1673

151

(1)

Homelessness, September 2, 1674

151

(1)

Illegitimate Births, April 27, 1675

152

(1)

A Riot by Winegrowers, January 1684

153

(1)

Petition to the Mayor and Echevins from the Protesters

154

(1)

Debauchery of Youth, March 28, 1688

154

(2)

Social Unrest: The Revolts of 1675

156

(10)

Eyewitness Account by Ferrant, Agent of the King's Tax Receiver Le Maigre, Bordeaux, March 30, 1675

157

(3)

The Mayor and Consuls of Bergerac to de Seve, Intendant of Bordeaux, May 3, 1675

160

(1)

La Case, Tax Collector from Quimper [Brittany], to Colbert, June 24, 1675

161

(1)

Dallier, Tax Farmer from Nantes, to Colbert, June 25, 1675

162

(1)

The Bishop of Saint Malo to Colbert, July 23, 1675

162

(4)

Absolutism and the Churches

166

(33)

Divine Right Monarchy

167

(6)

Bossuet's Vision in Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

168

(2)

Bossuet Chides Louis XIV about the State of his Soul

170

(3)

Dealing with the Gallican Church and the Pope

173

(5)

Pope Innocent XI to Louis XIV, December 29, 1679

174

(1)

Memoirs of the Intendant Foucault on the Resistance over the Re gale, 1679-1680

175

(2)

Declaration of the Clergy of France, 1682

177

(1)

Dealing with the Jansenists

178

(5)

Suppression of the Abbey of Port Royal des Champs by d'Argenson, Paris Lieutenant of Police, 1709

179

(4)

Dealing with the Huguenots

183

(14)

Commission for the Execution of the Edict of Nantes, 1663

185

(1)

Commentary

Saint Maurice, November 23, 1668

186

(1)

Verbal Abuse, Protestants to Catholics [Summary], 1678

186

(1)

Memoir by the Intendant d'Aguesseau on How to Convert the Pastors and Huguenots of Languedoc, 1679

187

(2)

Verbal Abuse: Catholics to Protestants [Summary], 1680

189

(1)

Letter of the Intendant d'Aguesseau to Secretary of State Chateauneuf, Toulouse, September 29, 1682

189

(1)

Demolition of the Main Protestant Temple in Montpellier, 1682

189

(2)

Report of the Intendant d'Aguesseau on the Situation in Montpellier and Languedoc, July 18, 1683

191

(1)

D'Aguesseau's List of Protestants Who Have Left Languedoc in Violation in the Royal Orders August 3, 1685

192

(1)

Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Fontainebleau, October 25, 1685

193

(3)

Royal Dragoons in Languedoc, 1685

196

(1)

List of Property Belonging to Protestants Who Have Fled from the Diocese of Montpellier [Summary], 1686

196

(1)

Epilogue

197

(2)

The Princess Palatine Remembers Louis XIV

197

(2)

The King and His Image

199

(20)

Charles Perrault on Colbert's Plans to Glorify the King

200

(1)

Chapelain to Colbert, Paris, November 18, 1662

201

(3)

Report to the Estates of Languedoc on the Equestrian Statue of the King, October 30, 1686

204

(1)

The King's Own Words

204

(15)

Excerpts from Louis XIV's Memoires for the Instruction of the Dauphin

206

(13)

PART THREE Conclusion

219

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Louis XIV and Absolutism A Brief Study with Documents

Louis XIV and Absolutism A Brief Study with Documents

9780312133092

031213309X

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