Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois
Was it possible for anyone in the sixteenth century to imagine that monarchy could exist as an abstract institution separate from society ; especially from the military nobility ? The king needed to appear as its companion. In this respect Henri II served as a model, being both king and knight. Unli...
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Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)
2013-12-01
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| description | Was it possible for anyone in the sixteenth century to imagine that monarchy could exist as an abstract institution separate from society ; especially from the military nobility ? The king needed to appear as its companion. In this respect Henri II served as a model, being both king and knight. Unlike his father, Charles IX exhausted his strength by hunting endlessly. As a youth, Henri III commanded the royal army, but, as king, he tried to establish a lasting peace. He thought of the prince’s body as a kind of Imago Mundi reflecting the virtues and vices of his subjects. Both needed to be controlled and purified. Could an anointed king accomplish such a task ? |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33e991714b2147018e43070a78a0b2862023-01-03T00:49:30ZfraLaboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)Chrétiens et Sociétés1257-127X1965-08092013-12-01618310.4000/chretienssocietes.3453Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers ValoisNicolas Le RouxWas it possible for anyone in the sixteenth century to imagine that monarchy could exist as an abstract institution separate from society ; especially from the military nobility ? The king needed to appear as its companion. In this respect Henri II served as a model, being both king and knight. Unlike his father, Charles IX exhausted his strength by hunting endlessly. As a youth, Henri III commanded the royal army, but, as king, he tried to establish a lasting peace. He thought of the prince’s body as a kind of Imago Mundi reflecting the virtues and vices of his subjects. Both needed to be controlled and purified. Could an anointed king accomplish such a task ?http://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/3453MonarchyBodyWars of Religion |
| spellingShingle | Nicolas Le Roux Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois Chrétiens et Sociétés Monarchy Body Wars of Religion |
| title | Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois |
| title_full | Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois |
| title_fullStr | Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois |
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| title_short | Le glaive et la chair : le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers Valois |
| title_sort | le glaive et la chair le pouvoir et son incarnation au temps des derniers valois |
| topic | Monarchy Body Wars of Religion |
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