Louis XIV and the parlements : the assertion of royal authority

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"This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to overcome the century-old opposition of the parlements to new legisla...

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Main Author: Hurt, John J. (John Jeter), 1938-2022 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester, UK ; New York, NY : Manchester University Press, 2002
Series:UPSO - Manchester University Press E-Books.
Subjects:
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715.
Monarchy > France > History > 17th century.
Parlements (French courts)
France > Politics and government > 1643-1715.
France > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Biography
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : sovereignty and registration of the laws
  • Compulsory registration and its limits, 1665-1671
  • Victory over the parlements, 1671-1675
  • Venal office and the royal breakthrough
  • The ordeal of the parlementaires
  • The regent and the parlements : the bid for cooperation
  • Confronting the Parlement of Paris, 1718
  • Sequels
  • Conclusion.

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