Francis I: the maker of modern France

Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence, and contemporary of Machiavelli, Francis was the founder of modern France, whose sheer force of will an...

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1. Verfasser: Frieda, Leonie 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Karte
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2018]
Ausgabe:First U.S. edition
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Zusammenfassung:Catherine de Medici's father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement's exemplar and its Gallic interpreter. An aesthete, diplomat par excellence, and contemporary of Machiavelli, Francis was the founder of modern France, whose sheer force of will and personality molded his kingdom into the first European superpower. Arguably the man who introduced the Renaissance to France, Francis was also the prototype Frenchman--a national identity was modeled on his character. So great was his stamp, that few countries even now are quite so robustly patriotic as is France
Beschreibung:xxx, 352 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karten, genealogische Tafeln
ISBN:9780061563096

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