| Description |
222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Dynasties |
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Dynasties.
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| Contents |
Antecedents -- Tipping the balance -- France in peril -- Henry IV -- Consolidating the state -- Louis XIII: the implacable -- Apotheosis: the sun king -- Losing the kingdom -- Louis XV -- Louis Capet |
| Summary |
"The House of Bourbon is one of the most historically important European royal houses. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the sixteenth century and by the eighteenth century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain and southern Italy - in fact the current king of Spain is a Bourbon monarch. This new history of the Bourbons is notable for being both comprehensive yet concise as it charts the rise, fall and rise again of the great French dynasty"--Publisher website (August 2007) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bourbon, House of.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- Bourbons, 1589-1789.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051301
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France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103622
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biography.
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Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2007276419 |
| ISBN |
9781852855239 (hbk.) |
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1852855231 (hbk.) |
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