The Society of Princes: The Lorraine-Guise and the Conservation of Power and Wealth in Seventeenth-Century France

By Jonathan Spangler

The princes trangers were an influential group of courtiers in early modern France, none more so than the princes from the Lorraine-Guise family. This book examines the Lorraine-Guise at the court of Louis XIV and their renewed power, wealth and influence after the turbulent Wars of Religion. It is a substantial contribution to scholarship in court studies and will add greatly to debates on the nature of crown-noble relations in the era of absolutism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754658600
• ISBN13: 9780754658603
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"