The Historical Reputation of Louis XI in Political Theory and Polemic during the French Religious Wars
An examination of Louis XI's historical reputation during the second half of the sixteenth century reveals a strong correlation between interpretations of the fifteenth-century monarch and the views about the nature of the state expressed by theorists and polemicists. Given that the interpretat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1990
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-32 |
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| Summary: | An examination of Louis XI's historical reputation during the second half of the sixteenth century reveals a strong correlation between interpretations of the fifteenth-century monarch and the views about the nature of the state expressed by theorists and polemicists. Given that the interpretations of Louis XI appearing during the French Wars of Religion are clearly connected to the interaction between the opposing political theories of absolutism and constitutionalism, his historical reputation can be used as a prism through which to re-examine this complex period in the development of French political theory. Moreover, Louis XI's changing reputation offers a striking example of the extent to which history is often at the mercy of political exigency. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2541130 |