In 1617, Louis XIII was forced to resort to assassination as punishment, while a century later, Louis XIV needed only to issue a command and the kingdom's most powerful subjects would submit to imprisonment or exile without trial. What were 'politics of disgrace', why did it emerge, what conventions governed its use, and how did France react to it?
In 1617, Louis XIII was forced to resort to assassination as punishment, while a century later, Louis XIV needed only to issue a command and the kingdom's most powerful subjects would submit to imprisonment or exile without trial. What were 'politics of disgrace', why did it emerge, what conventions governed its use, and how did France react to it?
Julian Swann has taught at Birkbeck College, University of London, since 1989. He is the author of Politics and the Parlement of Paris under Louis XV, 1754-1774 and Provincial power and absolute monarchy: the Estates General of Burgundy, 1661-1790 as well as many articles on the political and administrative history of early modern France. His next project is to complete a biography of Louis XV.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction * 1: Head of the Household: Disgrace at the Courts of Louis XIII and Louis XIV * 2: Master and Servant: Ministerial Disgrace in the Reign of Louis XIV * 3: 'Sire, in the name of God, have pity on me': The Personal Experience of Disgrace * 4: The Golden Age of Ministerial Exile, 1715-1774 * 5: Disgrace and Judicial Politics: How, and How Not, to Punish the Parlements * 6: Of Secrets and Supper Parties: Disgrace at the Court of Louis XV * 7: 'The secret of knowing how to be bored': Daily Life in Disgrace * 8: Emptying the Chamber Pot: Family and Friendship in Disgrace * 9: 'The cry of the people is the voice of God': The Popular Politics of Disgrace * 10: Disgrace without Dishonour * 11: From Disgrace to Despotism: Lettres de cachet, Arbitrary Punishment, and the Campaign for a Law of Public Safety * 12: Idol of the Nation: Ministerial Disgrace in the Reign of Louis XVI * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index
* Introduction * 1: Head of the Household: Disgrace at the Courts of Louis XIII and Louis XIV * 2: Master and Servant: Ministerial Disgrace in the Reign of Louis XIV * 3: 'Sire, in the name of God, have pity on me': The Personal Experience of Disgrace * 4: The Golden Age of Ministerial Exile, 1715-1774 * 5: Disgrace and Judicial Politics: How, and How Not, to Punish the Parlements * 6: Of Secrets and Supper Parties: Disgrace at the Court of Louis XV * 7: 'The secret of knowing how to be bored': Daily Life in Disgrace * 8: Emptying the Chamber Pot: Family and Friendship in Disgrace * 9: 'The cry of the people is the voice of God': The Popular Politics of Disgrace * 10: Disgrace without Dishonour * 11: From Disgrace to Despotism: Lettres de cachet, Arbitrary Punishment, and the Campaign for a Law of Public Safety * 12: Idol of the Nation: Ministerial Disgrace in the Reign of Louis XVI * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index
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