Marriage, Clientage, Office Holding, and the Advancement of the Early Modern French Nobility: The Noailles Family of Limousin

The process of advancement within the epee nobility is examined in this article through a study of the history of one family during the sixteenth century. The rise of the Noailles from ecuyers to ducs and pairs of France was largely the result of conscious planning by the leaders of the family in th...

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Main Author: Kalas, Robert J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 1996
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1996, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 365-383
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