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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII - The Career of Charles D'Albert, Duc De Luynes (1578-1621) (Paperback)
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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII - The Career of Charles D'Albert, Duc De Luynes (1578-1621) (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Early Modern European History
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This book seeks to rehabilitate the reputation of Charles d'Albert,
duc de Luynes, the controversial favourite of Louis XIII often
maligned by historians. Kettering argues that the traditional
historical interpretation of Luynes is significantly influenced by
the testimony of Richelieu, who subjected Luynes to a devastating
character assassination in his memoirs. Richelieu's malice and the
bias in histories based upon his memoirs justify another look at
Luynes' career. This book sifts through the historical evidence to
offer a new perspective on Luynes, arguing that his contributions
to the early years of Louis XIII's government have been
insufficiently appreciated, and in the process throws light upon a
dark, unpleasant corner of Richelieu's personality often ignored by
historians. As well as advanced students and historians of early
modern France, this book should interest those specialising in the
history of the European courts, power politics, patronage and
printed pamphlet literature. -- .
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