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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles D'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1578-1621)

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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles d'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1578-1621) - Kettering, Sharon
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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 ...

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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles d'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1578-1621) 2014, Manchester University Press, Manchester

ISBN-13: 9780719089985

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Power and Reputation at the Court of Louis XIII: The Career of Charles d'Albert, Duc de Luynes (1578-1621) 2008, Manchester University Press

ISBN-13: 9780719077869

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