Crown and Nobility in Early Modern France

European History in Perspective

by Donna Bohanan

This book analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. Using the three examples of Provence, Brittany, and Dauphiné, Bohanan illustrates the ways in which elites organized and mobilized by vertical ties were co-opted or subverted by the crown.

Genres: History, France

194 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2001