附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-382) and index.
Introduction: interpreting Louis XIII -- A dauphin's world -- The boy king -- King, estates, and state -- Royal marriage and coup d'etat -- Seeking an effective mode of governance -- Fighting for just causes -- Growing up in public -- Partnership of king and cardinal -- Ordering priorities -- Alais, Mantua, and the Day of Dupes -- Governmental revolution -- Warfare king, state, and society -- King and culture -- The intimate Louis -- Conclusion: Louis XIII beyond the grave.
摘要:In this fascinating biography, A. Lloyd Moote provides the first authoritative account of one of the most enigmatic figures of seventeenth-century Europe. Contrary of popular portrayals of the monarch as a hapless kind, Moote argues that Louis XIII was a ruler who powerfully shaped his people's destiny.
