Éminence : Cardinal Richelieu and the rise of France / Jean-Vincent Blanchard.
2011
DC123.9.R5 B515 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Éminence : Cardinal Richelieu and the rise of France / Jean-Vincent Blanchard.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
ISBN
9780802717047
0802717047
0802717047
Imprint
New York : Walker & Co., 2011.
Language
English
Description
vi, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), map, ports. ; 25 cm
Call Number
DC123.9.R5 B515 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
944.032092
Summary
Chief minister to King Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu was the architect of a new France in the seventeenth century, and the force behind the nation's rise as a European power. Among the first statesmen to clearly understand the necessity of a balance of powers, he was one of the early realist politicians, practicing in the wake of Machiavelli. Forging a nation-state amid the swirl of unruly nobles, widespread corruption, wars of religion, and an ambitious Habsburg empire, Richelieu mastered the politics of absolute power. At times cruel and ruthless, he was always devoted to creating a lasting central authority vested in the monarchy, a power essential to France's position on the European stage for the next two centuries. Jean-Vincent Blanchard's insightful new biography offers a rich portrait of a fascinating man and his era, and gives us a keener understanding of the dark arts of politics.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The rise: Toward a coup d'etat (1617) ; Wars of a mother and a son (1617-1620) ; Jupiter's favor (1621-1624)
The testing: Angel or demon? (1624-1626) ; Wonder by the sea (1627-1628) ; Great storm (1629-1930)
The passion: Restless dragon (1631-1634) ; War (1635-1637) ; Turning points (1638-1640) ; The final scene (1641-1642)
Conclusion.
The testing: Angel or demon? (1624-1626) ; Wonder by the sea (1627-1628) ; Great storm (1629-1930)
The passion: Restless dragon (1631-1634) ; War (1635-1637) ; Turning points (1638-1640) ; The final scene (1641-1642)
Conclusion.