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Absolute Monarchy on the Frontiers : Louis XIV's Military Occupations of Lorraine and Savoy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Early Modern European History SeriesPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (241 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526110510
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Absolute Monarchy on the FrontiersDDC classification:
  • 944.033
LOC classification:
  • DC127.6.M335 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Absolute Monarchy on the frontiers: Louis XIV's military occupations of Lorraine and Savoy -- Half Title Page -- STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A note on terms -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: 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 II: Administration on the frontiers -- 3. The structures of occupation -- 4. The burdens of occupation -- Part III: The local elites under French occupation -- 5. The nobilities -- 6. The administrative elites -- 7. The church -- Conclusions -- Appendix Officers of the sovereign companies of Savoy, 1690-1713 -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Absolute Monarchy on the frontiers: Louis XIV's military occupations of Lorraine and Savoy -- Half Title Page -- STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- A note on terms -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: 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 II: Administration on the frontiers -- 3. The structures of occupation -- 4. The burdens of occupation -- Part III: The local elites under French occupation -- 5. The nobilities -- 6. The administrative elites -- 7. The church -- Conclusions -- Appendix Officers of the sovereign companies of Savoy, 1690-1713 -- Select bibliography -- Index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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