Continuity and identity at the Court of France: Parties around Queen Marie de Medici and Queen Anne of Austria
At the court of France, the party leaders were those court members who were closest to the royal circle. The evolution of these parties was particularly significant during regencies, politically a pivotal time. The factors of continuity and identity within parties have a recurring importance as the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/667418 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/667418 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Facciones Reinas Regencias Clientelismo Siglo XVII Historia |
| Sumario: | At the court of France, the party leaders were those court members who were closest to the royal circle. The evolution of these parties was particularly significant during regencies, politically a pivotal time. The factors of continuity and identity within parties have a recurring importance as the parties’ evolution determined the development of the monarchy itself as an institution. Marie de Medici and Anne of Austria maintained variable relationships with the parties. Complacent towards opponents when they were politically isolated, they became intransigent when they had the responsibility to exercise the power as regents. At the time of Marie of Medici, divisions in the Bourbon family served the development of courtesan factions. Richelieu’s actions and the hardship of civil war allowed the policy of Anne of Austria to triumph, and the parties were lastingly subjected to royal power |
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