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Overview"Cardinal Richelieu (1583-1642) did more than anyone else to lay the foundations of the French hegemony in Europe and of absolute monarchy in his own country. He was a spokesman for power politics, the idea of raison d'état, and the right of rulers to the unquestioning obedience of their subjects. He was, in addition, one of the richest men in the entire history of France. Joseph Bergin's study of his wealth-the first full-scale analysis of the fortune of a leading political figure of the ancient régime-reveals the multiple connections that existed at that time between the tenure of political office and the accumulation of individual and family wealth. ""A brilliant, fascinating, and elegantly written book.""-American Historical Review ""Bergin's study of Richelieu's fortune achieves the unexpected feat of adding substantially to our knowledge of one of the most important figures in French history, largely through the exploitation of a group of hitherto unused documents . Well-constructed and elegantly written . The book's great virtue is that it places Richelieu within the social and economic context of his time.""-Robin Briggs, Times Literary Supplement ""Here is a vivid and fascinating guide to the financial basis of high society in Louis XIII's France, and a precise account of how Richelieu gained and maintained his position in government . A meticulous and scholarly examination of the fortune accumulated by one man, it sheds much light on the more general topic of the nature and means of noble wealth and influence in the early seventeenth century.""-Roger Mettam, History Today" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph BerginPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.555kg ISBN: 9780300048605ISBN 10: 0300048602 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 11 March 1990 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |