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Revolt in prerevolutionary France : the Prince de Conti's conspiracy against Louis XV, 1755-1757
- Title
- Revolt in prerevolutionary France : the Prince de Conti's conspiracy against Louis XV, 1755-1757 / John D. Woodbridge.
- Author
- Woodbridge, John D., 1941-
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | DC135.C58 W66 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 242 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Woodbridge (church history, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL) examines the mysterious events of the Prince de Conti's plot to topple King Louis XV on the eve of the Seven Years' War, explaining long-hidden details and throwing new light on questions that ultimately led to the French Revolution and the downfall of the monarchy. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
- Subject
- Conti, Louis François de Bourbon, prince de, 1717-1776
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 > Assassination attempts
- Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
- Louis XV, (1710-1774; roi de France) > Tentatives d'assassinat
- Conti, Louis François de Bourbon, (1717-1776; prince de)
- Ludwig (Frankreich, König, XV.)
- 1757
- Offenses against heads of state > France
- Nobility > France > Biography
- Attempted assassination
- Nobility
- Offenses against heads of state
- Verschwörung
- Samenzwering
- Conspirations > France > 18e siècle
- Noblesse > France > Biographies
- Conti, Louis François de Bourbon de (1717-1776)
- Geschichte 1755-1757
- France
- France > History > Louis XV, 1715-1774
- France > Politique et gouvernement > 1715-1774
- France > 1715-1774 (Louis XV)
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-236) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Huguenot Struggle for Freedom of Conscience -- 2. Religious Political Disputes at Mid-Century -- 3. The "Secret" Negotiations between the Prince de Conti and Pastor Paul Rabaut -- 4. The Prince de Conti "Embroiled" in Damiens' Attempt on the Life of Louis XV -- 5. William Pitt and the Secret Expedition -- 6. The Failure Of the Secret Expedition -- 7. The Conspiracy of the Prince de Conti against Louis XV: The Aftermath -- 8. Epilogue: Of Revolt, the Conti Conspiracy, and French Citizenship.
- ISBN
- 0801849454
- 9780801849459
- LCCN
- 94021460
- OCLC
- ocm30593892
- 30593892
- SCSB-2045811
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library