Status, power, and identity in early modern France: the Rohan family, 1550-1715
Constructing status : family narratives, family myths -- Constructing identity : Henri de Rohan, 1579/1638 -- Women, gender, and the management of dynastic capital -- Material contexts : wealth, income, strategies -- Followers and servants : aristocracy as collective practice
Summary: | Constructing status : family narratives, family myths -- Constructing identity : Henri de Rohan, 1579/1638 -- Women, gender, and the management of dynastic capital -- Material contexts : wealth, income, strategies -- Followers and servants : aristocracy as collective practice "Examines the aristocratic experience in early modern France through a close examination of the history of the Rohan, a noble family in the Parisian court who were involved in notable political and religious events from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries"--Provided by publisher |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0271066172 |