Ideas on royal power in the French Wars of Religion: the influence of René Choppin’s De Domanio Franciae (1574)

<p>Ren&eacute; Choppin (1537&ndash;1606) was one of the most cited French lawyers of the sixteenth century, and yet his contribution to intellectual history has gone curiously unexamined. This article considers the reception of his most important work,&nbsp;<em>De Domanio Fra...

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Main Author: Nicholls, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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description <p>Ren&eacute; Choppin (1537&ndash;1606) was one of the most cited French lawyers of the sixteenth century, and yet his contribution to intellectual history has gone curiously unexamined. This article considers the reception of his most important work,&nbsp;<em>De Domanio Franciae</em>&nbsp;(1574), in the political thought of the 1570s and early 1580s. It shows that Choppin was particularly influential in two key areas: the question of the inalienability of the French domain, and the role of the Paris&nbsp;<em>parlement</em>&nbsp;in guarding the laws of the country. It also assesses the question of his membership of the Holy League and thereby seeks to establish and clarify the complex nature of the position of Choppin&rsquo;s works within the broader context of conceptions of royal power in this era.</p>
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title Ideas on royal power in the French Wars of Religion: the influence of René Choppin’s De Domanio Franciae (1574)
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title_short Ideas on royal power in the French Wars of Religion: the influence of René Choppin’s De Domanio Franciae (1574)
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