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Book Synopsis Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes by : Orville T. Murphy
Download or read book Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes written by Orville T. Murphy and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1983-06-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete study of Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, one of the most distinguished diplomats and statesmen of eighteenth-century France. Vergennes represented France as a diplomat in Germany, Constantinople, and Stockholm, and was Louis XVI's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Orville Murphy traces Vergennes' career as he steadily rose from the provincial nobility of the robe to the ranks of the court aristocracy; from the post of an obscure diplomat to the lofty position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Murphy, however, has written much more than an interesting biography. The book develops a link between diplomatic personalities, the foreign policies of the French kings Louis XV and Louis XVI, and the contemporary social, economic, and political problems during much of the eighteenth century. Indeed, Vergennes and his policies are central to any study of the American Revolution, the underlying causes of the French Revolution, and of the subsequent "Age of Revolutions" in Europe.
Book Synopsis Louis XVI and the Comte de Vergennes by : Louis XVI ((roi de France ;)
Download or read book Louis XVI and the Comte de Vergennes written by Louis XVI ((roi de France ;) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The correspondence between Louis XVI and his foreign secretary the comte de Vergennes represents a major new source for the history of French diplomacy and warfare in the last years of the ancien r gime. New light is shed on France's intervention in the American War of Independence - and in particular on how and why the king's decision to intervene was taken; on the Franco-Austrian alliance, and the pacte de famille with Spain. But since Vergennes was also from 1783 chef du conseil royal des finances, we learn too about the credit crisis of 1783 and the abortive attempt to end tax-farming, the diamond necklace affair, and the plans for the Assembly of Notables. Moreover the nearly 200 letters from the king, largely unpublished and still in the possession of the Vergennes family, allow us for the first time to grasp the outlines of the kind's mind and character, his sense of humour, his turn of phrase. Hitherto fewer than fifty of his letters were known for the period before 1789, many of dubious authenticity. Given Louis's extreme taciturnity and shyness it is simply not possible to know the man except through his letters. These are more plentiful for for the revolutionary period, but Louis's character changed at the that time: he became more uxorious, for example, whereas before 1787 he had rigidly excluded Marie-Antoinette from decision-making. In the earlier period, with which this book is concerned, Louis was also harder, more decisive, more on top of his subject - foreign policy - which itself was later displaced as his main concern. The letters are set in context throughout, with extracts from the diplomatic despatches which generate most of them, and the foreign policy of the reign up to the Revolution is reassessed in a substantial introductory essay.
Book Synopsis Louis XVI and the Comte de Vergennes by : John Hardman
Download or read book Louis XVI and the Comte de Vergennes written by John Hardman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The correspondence between Louis XVI and his foreign secretary the comte de Vergennes represents a major new source for the history of French diplomacy and warfare in the last years of the ancien régime. New light is shed on France's intervention in the American War of Independence - and in particular on how and why the king's decision to intervene was taken; on the Franco-Austrian alliance, and the pacte de famille with Spain. But since Vergennes was also from 1783 chef du conseil royal des finances, we learn too about the credit crisis of 1783 and the abortive attempt to end tax-farming, the diamond necklace affair, and the plans for the Assembly of Notables. Moreover the nearly 200 letters from the king, largely unpublished and still in the possession of the Vergennes family, allow us for the first time to grasp the outlines of the kind's mind and character, his sense of humour, his turn of phrase. Hitherto fewer than fifty of his letters were known for the period before 1789, many of dubious authenticity. Given Louis's extreme taciturnity and shyness it is simply not possible to know the man except through his letters. These are more plentiful for for the revolutionary period, but Louis's character changed at the that time: he became more uxorious, for example, whereas before 1787 he had rigidly excluded Marie-Antoinette from decision-making. In the earlier period, with which this book is concerned, Louis was also harder, more decisive, more on top of his subject - foreign policy - which itself was later displaced as his main concern.The letters are set in context throughout, with extracts from the diplomatic despatches which generate most of them, and the foreign policy of the reign up to the Revolution is reassessed in a substantial introductory essay. The editors have done an exemplary job [...] their authoritative exposition should dispel some lazy or tendentious generalizations and provide a solid basis for future discussion.Times Literary Supplement A high standard [...]amply and ably footnoted [...]The introduction is a book in itself and should be read by all interested in royal government and French foreign policy on the eve of the Revolution.English Historical Review The editing of the correspondence is both subtle and scrupulous, and the whole volume is handsomely produced [...] one of the two fundamental contributions made to our knowledge of the sources for eighteenth-century French foreign policy during the past hundred years. [...] Anyone interested in eighteenth-century diplomacy will be grateful to the editors, whose considerable labours have yielded a volume of enduring significance.International History Review https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780729405720?cc=us
Book Synopsis Preserving the Monarchy by : Munro Price
Download or read book Preserving the Monarchy written by Munro Price and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comte de Vergennes is best known as one of the great foreign ministers of modern French history, but for much of the 1780s he was also first minister in all but name. This 1995 book was the first to deal in depth with the critical part he played in French domestic policies on the eve of the Revolution. It studies Vergennes' role in the context of the debate on the nature and future of the French monarchy in the two decades before the Revolution. His financial reforms, fully examined here, were the last attempt to restructure the monarchy in accordance with its traditional principles. The failure of this undertaking accelerated the final collapse of the royal government. Preserving the Monarchy is based on archival research, as well as reinterpretations of the established sources. The result is a significant study, not merely of Vergennes but of the end of the ancien régime.
Book Synopsis Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette by : Andrew Haggard
Download or read book Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette written by Andrew Haggard and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Comte de Vergennes and the Baron de Breteuil by : Munro Price
Download or read book The Comte de Vergennes and the Baron de Breteuil written by Munro Price and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Life of Louis XVI by : John Hardman
Download or read book The Life of Louis XVI written by John Hardman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking, authoritative biography of one of history's most maligned rulers Louis XVI of France, who was guillotined in 1793 during the Revolution and Reign of Terror, is commonly portrayed in fiction and film either as a weak and stupid despot in thrall to his beautiful, shallow wife, Marie Antoinette, or as a cruel and treasonous tyrant. Historian John Hardman disputes both these versions in a fascinating new biography of the ill-fated monarch. Based in part on new scholarship that has emerged over the past two decades, Hardman's illuminating study describes a highly educated ruler who, though indecisive, possessed sharp political insight and a talent for foreign policy; who often saw the dangers ahead but could not or would not prevent them; and whose great misfortune was to be caught in the violent center of a major turning point in history. Hardman's dramatic reassessment of the reign of Louis XVI sheds a bold new light on the man, his actions, his world, and his policies, including the king's support for America's War of Independence, the intricate workings of his court, the disastrous Diamond Necklace Affair, and Louis's famous dash to Varennes.
Book Synopsis Louis XVI: The Silent King and the Estates by : John Hardman
Download or read book Louis XVI: The Silent King and the Estates written by John Hardman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of the reign of Louis XVI
Book Synopsis Vergennes and the American Independence by : Etienne Hennet de Goutel
Download or read book Vergennes and the American Independence written by Etienne Hennet de Goutel and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Louis XVI, America's Forgotten Founding Father, with a Survey of the Franco-American Alliance of the Revolutionary Period by : Maurice Ross
Download or read book Louis XVI, America's Forgotten Founding Father, with a Survey of the Franco-American Alliance of the Revolutionary Period written by Maurice Ross and published by New York : Vantage Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Comte de Vergennes by : John Joseph Meng
Download or read book The Comte de Vergennes written by John Joseph Meng and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The French court and society, reign of Louis xvi and First empire by : lady Catherine Hannah Charlotte Jackson
Download or read book The French court and society, reign of Louis xvi and First empire written by lady Catherine Hannah Charlotte Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI by : Mme. Du Hausset
Download or read book Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI written by Mme. Du Hausset and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Life and Death of Louis XVI. by : Saul Kussiel Padover
Download or read book The Life and Death of Louis XVI. written by Saul Kussiel Padover and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams by : Joseph J. Ellis
Download or read book Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams written by Joseph J. Ellis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing, insightful profile of the revolutionary leader, president, husband, and father from one of our best historians, now in a beautiful new package. John Adams was unique among the nation’s founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the ambitions and principles that drove the revolutionary generation. Passionate Sage offers a brilliant introduction to the second president: his politics, his affinities for family and friendship even with political opponents like Jefferson, and his enduring significance. “Ellis’s palpable affection lends a pleasing glow to his profile of Adams, which is why Passionate Sage is his best book.”—Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review “Impassioned and erudite. . . . A captivating portrait of this Massachusetts native as a wonderfully contrary genius possessed of an uncommon moral intelligence and farsighted political wisdom.”—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times “The best portrait of a Revolutionary-era statesman.”—Evan Thomas, Wall Street Journal
Book Synopsis The Comte de Vergennes by : John Joseph Meng
Download or read book The Comte de Vergennes written by John Joseph Meng and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Comte de Vergennes by : John J. Meng
Download or read book The Comte de Vergennes written by John J. Meng and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
