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Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon: religion, power and politics - a study in circles of influence during the later reign of Louis XIV, 1684-1715.
No full textPhDThe thesis examines the career of the marquise de Maintenon at the court of
Louis XIV, to whom she was secretly married in 1684. Maintenon has traditionally been
depicted either as a scheming religious bigot, or as a powerless and dutiful wife whose
only concerns were her finishing school at Saint-Cyr and the king's salvation. This study
demonstrates that Maintenon was a collaborator rather than a conspirator. It contends
that Louis was compelled to share the burdens of monarchy with his discreet and astute
consort, who became the king's chief confidante and counsellor as his age increased, his
troubles mounted and his confidence diminished.
The thesis charts the erratic and unpremeditated evolution of the marquise's
métier primarily using the vast, largely unpublished, correspondence she transacted with
French and foreign dignitaries, including popes and sovereigns. It investigates her
private and public works, preoccupations and relationships, illuminating her clandestine
clientage and patronage networks, exposing the mechanisms and balance of power at
court, and unveiling the complexity of her unofficial position entrenched next to
Europe's most powerful monarch. It concludes that she made a dramatic impact on the
religious, political, social, cultural and ritual life of the court, the royal family and the
king, and that she profoundly affected the increasingly personal and informal
monarchical system that Louis adopted in his later rule.
An investigation of Maintenon's initial activities reveals that she was principally
concerned with charitable and pious projects. She reformed the king's religion and
forcibly converted her Protestant relatives, but subsequently attended ministerial
meetings,interfered in ecclesiastical appointments and became embroiled in doctrinal
controversies. From 1700 Maintenon assumed a more influential political position,
participating in conciliar discussions,receiving and naming ambassadors, mediating
between courts, intervening in crises, levelling factions, monopolizing nominations to
benefices, selecting ministers and modifying government policies
Lettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à d'Espondeilhan
No full textLettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à d'Espondeilhan. In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome I. Etats provinciaux – Affaires municipales et communales. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1850. p. 644
Pensées De Louis XIV
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Lettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à de Fontenelle
No full textLettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à de Fontenelle. In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome I. Etats provinciaux – Affaires municipales et communales. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1850. p. 632
Ordre de Louis XIV (roi de France), daté du 06 avril 1699, à Versailles
No full textOrdre de Louis XIV (roi de France), daté du 06 avril 1699, à Versailles. In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome IV et dernier. Travaux publics – Affaires religieuses – Protestants – Sciences, lettres et arts – Pièces diverses. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1855. pp. 483-484
Portrait of Louis XIV
No full textLouis XIV in robes of state. The shoe heels are red. A walking stick is used as an arm rest. The height of the hair is equal to its widt
Lettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Louis de Valois, comte d'Alès (colonel général de la cavalerie légère)
No full textLettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Louis de Valois, comte d'Alès (colonel général de la cavalerie légère). In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome I. Etats provinciaux – Affaires municipales et communales. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1850. pp. 642-643
Lettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Henri-Louis d'Aloigny (maréchal de Rochefort) datée du 14 septembre 1675, à Versailles
No full textLettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Henri-Louis d'Aloigny (maréchal de Rochefort) datée du 14 septembre 1675, à Versailles. In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome II. Administration de la justice – Police – Galères. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1851. pp. 202-203
Ordre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à un officier de police, daté du 26 juillet 1713, à Marly
No full textOrdre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à un officier de police, daté du 26 juillet 1713, à Marly. In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome II. Administration de la justice – Police – Galères. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1851. pp. 869-870
Lettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Louis de Valois, comte d'Alès (colonel général de la cavalerie légère)
No full textLettre de Louis XIV (roi de France) à Louis de Valois, comte d'Alès (colonel général de la cavalerie légère). In: Correspondance administrative sous le règne de Louis XIV, recueillie et mise en ordre par G. B. Depping. Tome I. Etats provinciaux – Affaires municipales et communales. Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1850. pp. 642-643
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