The common theme of these essays is the emergence of the modern state in late medieval and renaissance France. They examine, on the one hand, how the image of the king was enhanced in a variety of royal ceremonials as well as in the political writings of Jean Bodin and Cardin le Bret. The limits of the sovereign's authority, on the other hand, were forcefully enunciated in the works of François Hotman and Théodore de Bèze. The stability of the monarchy was maintained by the noblesse de robe, a new form of hereditary nobility that virtually owned the high judicial and administrative offices they held. The last two articles are devoted, first to the author's view of the concept of the French king's "two bodies" and second to the life of his mentor, Ernst H. Kantorowicz, who wrote the seminal work, The King's Two Bodies.
| ISBN: | 9780860789208 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2004 |
| Author: | Ralph E Giesey |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Variorum Collected Studies Series |
| Genres: |
European history Social and political philosophy Language teaching and learning Politics and government History and Archaeology |
The common theme of these essays is the emergence of the modern state in late medieval and renaissance France. They examine, on the one hand, how the image of the king was enhanced in a variety of royal ceremonials as well as in the political writings of Jean Bodin and Cardin le Bret. The limits of the sovereign's authority, on the other hand, were forcefully enunciated in the works of François Hotman and Théodore de Bèze. The stability of the monarchy was maintained by the noblesse de robe, a new form of hereditary nobility that virtually owned the high judicial and administrative offices they held. The last two articles are devoted, first to the author's view of the concept of the French king's "two bodies" and second to the life of his mentor, Ernst H. Kantorowicz, who wrote the seminal work, The King's Two Bodies.
Rulership in France, 15Th-17Th Centuries features in the following genres: European history, Social and political philosophy, Language teaching and learning, Politics and government, History and Archaeology
Rulership in France, 15Th-17Th Centuries is available in Hardback
Rulership in France, 15Th-17Th Centuries was written by Ralph E Giesey and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Rulership in France, 15Th-17Th Centuries has 336 pages
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