Robe and sword ; the regrouping of the French aristocracy after Louis XIV / [by] Franklin L. Ford

Author: Ford, Franklin L. (Franklin Lewis), 1920-2003
Published: New York : Harper & Row, [1965]
Copyright Date: [©1953]
Physical Description: x, 280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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Contents

Bk. 1. 1715. Legacy of the great reign -- Structure of the noblesse -- Sovereign courts -- Magistrate as nobleman -- Bk. 2. Sources of high Robe power. Right to remonstrate -- Ownership of office -- Robe family -- Robe fortune -- Bk. 3. Leadership within the nobility. Claims of the peerage -- Defense of privilege -- Social aspects of fusion -- Restatement of the These Nobiliaire.

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