Le Cardinal De Retz (French Edition) [French]

By Louis Batiffol

"Le Cardinal De Retz" par Louis Batiffol propose une tude historique approfondie de l'une des figures les plus complexes et influentes du Grand Si cle. Jean-Fran ois Paul de Gondi, m morialiste de g nie et archev aque de Paris, se dresse au c "ur des tumultes de la Fronde, cette p riode de r volte qui a marqu la minorit de Louis XIV. travers une analyse rigoureuse, l'auteur retrace le parcours politique et religieux d'un homme dont l'ambition n'avait d' gale que son intelligence.

L'ouvrage explore les intrigues de cour, les alliances changeantes et les affrontements directs entre Retz et le cardinal Mazarin. Batiffol ne se contente pas de relater les faits d'armes et les complots; il p n tre la psychologie d'un acteur majeur de l'histoire de France, tout en restituant l'atmosph re vibrante de la vie parisienne et des sph res du pouvoir au XVIIe si cle. Entre exils, emprisonnements et retours en gr ce, la vie du Cardinal de Retz est ici pr sent e comme un v ritable roman d'aventures politiques. Cette biographie constitue une lecture essentielle pour quiconque s'int resse l'histoire de la monarchie fran aise et la litt rature des m morialistes classiques.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1025382919
• ISBN13: 9781025382913
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Tradd Street Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.5" x 6.1"