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catalog abstract "Observers in England, Spain, France and many other European states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries grew increasingly alarmed by the growing influence of favourites, or minister-favourites. These individuals appeared to be usurping powers and duties normally exercised by monarchs. In this pioneering book, a team of international scholars considers the emergence of favourites in Europe.".
catalog contributor b11104062.
catalog contributor b11104063.
catalog contributor b11104064.
catalog created "c1999.".
catalog date "1999".
catalog date "c1999.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
catalog description "9. Words and Wealth in the France of Richelieu and Mazarin / Orest Ranum. 10. Favourite, Minister, Magnate: Power Strategies in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth / Antoni Maczak -- pt. 3. Representations of the Favourite. 11. Favourites on the English Stage / Blair Worden. 12. Francis Bacon: Your Flexible Friend / David Wootton. 13. Images of Evil, Images of Kings: The Contrasting Faces of the Royal Favourite and the Prime Minister in Early Modern European Political Literature, c. 1580-c. 1650 / Antonio Feros. 14. 'Peut-on Assez Louer Cet Excellent Ministre?' Imagery of the Favourite in England, France and Spain / Jonathan Brown -- pt. 4. The Twilight of the Favourite. 15. Nicolas Fouquet, the Favourite / Manque M. Fumaroli. 16. The Demise of the Minister-Favourite, or a Political Model at Dusk: The Austrian Case / Jean Berenger. 17. The Last Favourite? The Case of Griffenfeld: A Danish Perspective / Knud J.V. Jespersen.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
catalog description "Introduction / J.H. Elliott -- pt. 1. The Emergence of the Minister-Favourite. 1. The Institutional Background to the Rise of the Minister-Favourite / I.A.A. Thompson. 2. 'Fortune Has Stripped You of Your Splendour': Favourites and their Fates in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Spain / James M. Boyden. 3. 'Absolute and Sovereign Mistress of her Grace'? Queen Elizabeth I and her Favourites, 1581-1592 / Paul E.J. Hammer. 4. Monopolizing Favour: Structures of Power in the Early Seventeenth-Century English Court / Linda Levy Peck. 5. Between Mignons and Principal Ministers: Concini, 1610-1617 / J.-F. Dubost -- pt. 2. Favourites in Office. 6. Can a Bureaucrat Be a Favourite? Robert Cecil and the Strategies of Power / Pauline Croft. 7. Corruption and Punishment? The Rise and Fall of Matthaus Enzlin (1556-1613), Lawyer and Favourite / Ronald G. Asch. 8. Staying in Power: The Count-Duke of Olivares / J.H. Elliott.".
catalog description "Observers in England, Spain, France and many other European states in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries grew increasingly alarmed by the growing influence of favourites, or minister-favourites. These individuals appeared to be usurping powers and duties normally exercised by monarchs. In this pioneering book, a team of international scholars considers the emergence of favourites in Europe.".
catalog extent "xv, 320 p. :".
catalog identifier "0300076444 (alk. paper)".
catalog issued "1999".
catalog issued "c1999.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
catalog spatial "Europe".
catalog subject "920.04 21".
catalog subject "D107.7 .W67 1999".
catalog subject "Favorites, Royal Europe Biography.".
catalog subject "Statesmen Europe Biography.".
catalog tableOfContents "9. Words and Wealth in the France of Richelieu and Mazarin / Orest Ranum. 10. Favourite, Minister, Magnate: Power Strategies in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth / Antoni Maczak -- pt. 3. Representations of the Favourite. 11. Favourites on the English Stage / Blair Worden. 12. Francis Bacon: Your Flexible Friend / David Wootton. 13. Images of Evil, Images of Kings: The Contrasting Faces of the Royal Favourite and the Prime Minister in Early Modern European Political Literature, c. 1580-c. 1650 / Antonio Feros. 14. 'Peut-on Assez Louer Cet Excellent Ministre?' Imagery of the Favourite in England, France and Spain / Jonathan Brown -- pt. 4. The Twilight of the Favourite. 15. Nicolas Fouquet, the Favourite / Manque M. Fumaroli. 16. The Demise of the Minister-Favourite, or a Political Model at Dusk: The Austrian Case / Jean Berenger. 17. The Last Favourite? The Case of Griffenfeld: A Danish Perspective / Knud J.V. Jespersen.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / J.H. Elliott -- pt. 1. The Emergence of the Minister-Favourite. 1. The Institutional Background to the Rise of the Minister-Favourite / I.A.A. Thompson. 2. 'Fortune Has Stripped You of Your Splendour': Favourites and their Fates in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Spain / James M. Boyden. 3. 'Absolute and Sovereign Mistress of her Grace'? Queen Elizabeth I and her Favourites, 1581-1592 / Paul E.J. Hammer. 4. Monopolizing Favour: Structures of Power in the Early Seventeenth-Century English Court / Linda Levy Peck. 5. Between Mignons and Principal Ministers: Concini, 1610-1617 / J.-F. Dubost -- pt. 2. Favourites in Office. 6. Can a Bureaucrat Be a Favourite? Robert Cecil and the Strategies of Power / Pauline Croft. 7. Corruption and Punishment? The Rise and Fall of Matthaus Enzlin (1556-1613), Lawyer and Favourite / Ronald G. Asch. 8. Staying in Power: The Count-Duke of Olivares / J.H. Elliott.".
catalog title "The World of the favourite / edited by J.H. Elliott and L.W.B. Brockliss.".
catalog type "Biography. fast".
catalog type "text".