Absolute Monarchy on the Frontiers CB: Louis Xivs Military Occupations of Lorraine and Savoy

by Phil McCluskey

French territorial ambitions and consequent military activity during the reign of Louis XIV ensured that a number of territories bordering on France were subject to military occupation for strategic reasons from the 1660s onwards. Drawing on extensive archival research, this study presents the occupation of two of these territories, Lorraine and Savoy, from a comparative perspective. It investigates the aims and intentions of the French monarchy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087163
• ISBN13: 9780719087165
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"