Society and Government in France under Richelieu and Mazarin, 1624–61

261 Pages·1988·22.217 MB·English

by  Richard Bonney (auth.)

SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE UNDER
RICHELIEU AND MAZARIN, 1624-61
By the same author
POLITICAL CHANGE IN FRANCE UNDER RICHELIEU
AND MAZARIN, 1624-1661
THE KING'S DEBTS: Finance and Politics in France, 1589-1661
SOCIETY AND
GOVERNMENT IN
FRANCE UNDER
RICHELIEU AND
MAZARIN, 1624-61
RICHARD BONNEY
Professor of Modern History
University of Leicester
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Bonney, Richard
Society and government in France under
Richelieu and Mazarin, 1624-61.
I. France-Politics and government-
1610-1643 2. France-Politics and
government-1643-1715
I. Title
944'.032 DCI23
ISBN 978-0-333-41849-9 ISBN 978-1-349-19262-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-19262-5
For Alexander Bonney
CONTENTS
List of Maps and Figure Vlll
Acknowledgements IX
List of Abbreviations X
Introduction Xll
THE CHIEF MINISTER: POLICIES AND
X
CRITICS X
2 THE MINISTERIAL TEAM 26
3 ADMINISTRATIVE INNOVATION AND THE
REACTION OF THE OFFICE-HOLDERS 79
4 ARISTOCRATIC GRIEVANCES AND REBELLION 151
5 POPULAR REBELLION 194
Further Reading 239
Index 241
Vll
LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURE
Map I The provinces of France 80
Map2 The giniralitis of France at the time of Richelieu and
Mazarin 88
Map3 Certain peasant revolts and urban riots 195
Figure I The King's council and the judicial and financial
courts, 1624-61 83
Vlll
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The tasks of judicious editing and ruthless pruning were rendered
painless by the heroic efforts of Dr Margaret Camsell.
The author and publishers gratefully acknowledge the permission
granted by the following to quote from sources which may be in
copyright. These are specifically:
Berce © Librairie Droz S.A., Geneva
Dickmann et al. © Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung,
Munster
Grillon © Editions Pedone, Paris, and Commission
lnternationale pour !'Edition des Sources de
l'histoirc europeene, series Monumenta Europeae
Historica
Mongredien © Editions Gallimard, Paris, 1961.
Mousnier ©Presses Universitaires de France, Paris
Mousnier, Durand ©Presses Universitaires de France, Paris
Labatut
Ranum ©Oxford University Press
In addition, the author gratefully acknowledges the perm1ss1on
granted to use three maps and one figure from Political change in France
under Richelieu and Mazarin, 1624-1661 (Oxford University Press, 1978).
RICHARD BONNEY
IX
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
MANUSCRIPT SOURCES AT PARIS
AAE France Archives des Affaires Etrangeres, Memoires et
Documents, France
AG Archives de Ia Guerre
AN Archives Nationales
BL British Library
BN Bibliotheque Nationale
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