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The Counts of Laval : Culture, Patronage and Religion in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century France
Overview
The Lavals were one of the most important families in late medieval France, rising to a position of unsurpassed eminence by the mid sixteenth century when all was put at risk by the dual challenges of dynastic failure and the Reformation. This monograph offers a fresh look at several of the critical questions facing historians of late medieval and early modern France. It re-examines the patronage of a rising and enterprising family and provides a new insight into the nature of noble Protestantism. It also considers the events of wars of religion in western France from the perspective of a noble leadership that simultaneously played a vital role in sustaining the cause and undermining it.
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- ISBN-13: 9780754658115
- ISBN-10: 0754658112
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: April 2007
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.11 pounds
- Page Count: 232
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