The Lit de Justice of the Kings of France
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The Lit de Justice of the Kings of France

Constitutional Ideology in Legend, Ritual, and Discourse

  1. 404 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Lit de Justice of the Kings of France

Constitutional Ideology in Legend, Ritual, and Discourse

About this book

In this study of the Lit de Justice assembly, Sarah Hanley draws on history, legend, ritual, and discourse to show how constitutional ideologies were propagated in the Grand-chambre of the Parlement of Paris during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Originally published in 1983.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. Preface
  5. Abbreviations, Orthography, Dating
  6. Introduction: Whither the Ancient French Constitution?
  7. I The Judicial Monarchy in French Constitutional Ideology: The Royal SĂ©ance and the "Lit De Justice" in the Later Middle Ages
  8. II The Juristic Monarchy in French Constitutional Ideology: The Ceremonial Lit De Justice Assemblies of 1527
  9. III Confirmation of French Hegemony in a Constitutional Forum: The Lit De Justice Assembly of 1537
  10. IV Fact and Fiction in Historical Research: Jean Du Tillet's Reconstruction of the French Constitution
  11. V A Polarized View of the French Constitution: History Debated and Ceremony Modified at Mid Century
  12. VI The Question of Legislative Capacity: Problems of Regency Government
  13. VII The Royal Stance on the French Constitution: The Majority Lit De Justice Assembly of 1563
  14. VIII The Reversal of Parisian Parlementary Procedure: Reaction to the Majority Lit De Justice Assembly of 1563
  15. IX A Conservative Constitutional Course: The Royal SĂ©ance and the Lit De Justice Assembly 1569-1597
  16. X The Dynastic Monarchy in French Constitutional Ideology: The Inaugural Lit De Justice Assembly of 1610
  17. XI A Revision of Constitutional Ideology: The Coronation Entrée to Reims in 161
  18. XII The Articulation of Dynastic Right and Legislative Authority: Lit De Justice Assemblies 1614-1641
  19. XIII The Absolutist Monarchy in French Constitutional Ideology: The Royal SĂ©ance and the Lit De Justice Assembly 1643-1713
  20. XIV Epilogue: The Bourbon Cult of Rulership at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century
  21. Table One: The Legend of the Lit De Justice Assembly
  22. Table Two: The Lit De Justice Assembly in the Recueil Des Roys De France of Jean Du Tillet (Ed. 1607)
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index