McCluskey Absolute monarchy on the frontiers

Louis XIV’s military occupations of Lorraine and Savoy
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-5261-1051-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Early Modern European History

This book deals with the French military occupations of Lorraine and Savoy during the personal rule of Louis XIV (1661–1715). It investigates the aims and intentions of the French monarchy in occupying these regions, the problems of administering them, and French relations with key local elite groups.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCluskey, Phil

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Maps
Introduction
Part 1: The eastern frontiers of France in the age of Louis XIV
1. Lorraine, Savoy and the frontiers of France
2. Military occupation in French frontier strategy
Part 2: Administration on the frontiers
3. The structures of occupation
4. The burdens of occupation
Part 3: The local elites under French occupation
5. The nobilities
6. The administrative elites
7. The church
Conclusion
Appendix: The officers of the sovereign companies of Savoy, 1690-1713
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

McCluskey Phil:
Phil McCluskey is Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe at the University of SheffieldPhil McCluskey is Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe at the University of Sheffield