Research Catalog
Louis XII
- Title
- Louis XII / by Frederic J. Baumgartner.
- Author
- Baumgartner, Frederic J.
- Publication
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DC108 .B38 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 319 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
- Summary
- The reign of Louis XII (1498-1515) has been much neglected by historians. Bernard Chevalier has recently described it as belonging to a "no man's land where neither the medievalists nor the modernists dare to penetrate." Overshadowed by the spectacular rule of his successor Francis I, Louis XII has been oddly passed over.
- While not in the front rank of French monarchs, Louis XII, "The Father of the People," remains an interesting and appealing figure. The events of his reign were highly significant to the future of the French state: from the unremittingly brutal Italian campaigns to Henry VIII's invasion, from Louis's disputes with the Papacy to his marriages' political complications.
- France's church, legal system, and cultural life (most markedly the introduction of the Renaissance) were all subject to significant change, and many of the achievements commonly associated with Francis I were in fact rooted in those of his predecessor. This is a lucid and highly readable account of a fascinating period in French history and is essential to a clear understanding of sixteenth-century France.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index.
- Contents
- At last a son -- Prince of blood -- Rebel prince -- Le roi est mort! Vive le roi! -- The reign begins -- Matters matrimonial -- Monarchy, ministers, and money -- Vive le Duc de Milan! -- A kingdom won, a kingdom lost -- Father of Claude, father of the people -- The springtime of the French renaissance -- Head of the Gallican church -- Back to Italy -- Ministers and money in the late reign -- Pére du Peuple versus Papa Terribilis -- Last acts -- Legacy -- Appendix: the monetary system.
- ISBN
- 0312120729
- 9780312120726
- 0312161735
- 9780312161736
- LCCN
- 94004477
- OCLC
- ocm29845489
- 29845489
- SCSB-14625945
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library