Power and politics in Old Regime France, 1720-1745

Power and politics in Old Regime France, 1720-1745 / Peter R. Campbell.

This study of the first half of the reign of Louis XV considers the nature of politics in the ancient regime. Researched from primary sources, it offers a comprehensive analysis of the neglected ministries of the Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal de Fleury.; Part one examines the court, policy and faction...

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Main Author: Campbell, Peter Robert, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:
Louis > XV, > King of France, > 1710-1774.
Fleury, André Hercule de, > 1653-1743.
Fleury, André Hercule de, > 1653-1743
Louis > XV, > King of France, > 1710-1774
France. > Parlement (Paris) > History > 18th century.
France. > Parlement (Paris)
1700-1799
Jansenists > France > History > 18th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Jansenists
Politics and government
Binnenlandse politiek.
Ancien Régime.
France > Politics and government > 1715-1774.
France
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter PREFACE
  • chapter INTRODUCTION
  • Approaches to politics in the ancien régime
  • part Part 1 POLITICS IN A COURT SOCIETY
  • chapter 1 THE RISE TO POWER OF ANDRE-HERCULE DE FLEURY
  • chapter 2 THE ACQUISITION OF A MINISTERIAL POST 1721-3
  • chapter 3 THE MINISTRY OF THE DUC DE BOURBON, 1723-6
  • chapter 4 THE DISGRACING OF BOURBON
  • chapter 5 THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE MINISTRY OF FLEURY
  • chapter 6 THE CONTROL OF PATRONAGE AND POLICY
  • chapter 7 THE POLITICS OF FACTION
  • chapter 8 CONCLUSION TO PART 1
  • The political culture of court society
  • part Part 2 JANSENISM, POLITICS AND THE PARLEMENT OF PARIS
  • chapter INTRODUCTION
  • chapter 9 THE PARTI JANSENISTE IN THE 1720s AND 1730s
  • chapter 10 THE PARLEMENT OF PARIS
  • chapter 11 THE CRISIS OF 1730-2
  • The genesis of the crisis
  • chapter 12 THE CRISIS OF 1730-2
  • Resolving the crisis
  • chapter 13 MANAGING THE PARLEMENT
  • 1733-43 and beyond
  • chapter 14 CONCLUSION.

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