LEADER 04127nam 22006612 450 001 9910783311003321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-12810-2 010 $a1-280-16006-3 010 $a9786610160068 010 $a1-139-14594-0 010 $a0-511-11728-0 010 $a0-511-06620-1 010 $a0-511-05989-2 010 $a0-511-33107-X 010 $a0-511-49688-5 010 $a0-511-06833-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000030821 035 $a(EBL)218149 035 $a(OCoLC)191936010 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000142151 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11157866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142151 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10091436 035 $a(PQKB)11263662 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511496882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC218149 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL218149 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10073569 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL16006 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000030821 100 $a20090306d2002|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV $eroyal service and private interest, 1661-1701 /$fGuy Rowlands$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 404 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in early modern history 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-14474-4 311 $a0-521-64124-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 367-387) and index. 327 $apt. 1. 'Patrimonial bureaucracy': the Le Tellier dynasty and the Ministry of War. Introduction -- The Secretary of State for War and the dynastic interest of the Le Tellier family -- The ebb and flow of Le Tellier power, 1661-1701 -- The use and abuse of servants: the Ministry of War, venality and civilian power in the army -- Financing war: the treasury of the Extraordinaire des Guerres -- Corruption and the pursuit of self-interest in the Ministry of War -- pt. 2. The foraging of the French officer corps and the standing army under Louis XIV. Introduction -- In the name of sustainability: reforming the structure of the standing army and the officer corps -- The business of a regiment -- The pressures and temptations of service -- pt. 3. The high command of the French armies. Introduction -- The commanders-in-chief and the delegation of royal authority -- The appointment of general officers -- The summits of ambition and the rewards of good service: the bienfaits du roi and the high command -- Conclusion: The preservation of the dynasty -- Appendix 1. Defining the grands -- Appendix 2. The proportion of revenue generated by the Extraordinaire des Guerres as a 'primary receiver'. 330 $aThe 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is the first book to treat the French army under Louis XIV as a living political, social and economic organism, an institution which reflected the dynastic interests and personal concerns of the king and his privileged subjects. The book explains the development of the army between the end of Cardinal Mazarin's ministry and the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, emphasising the awareness of Louis XIV and his ministers of the need to pay careful attention to the condition of the king's officers, and to take account of their military, political, social and cultural aspirations. 410 0$aCambridge studies in early modern history. 517 3 $aThe Dynastic State & the Army under Louis XIV 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XIV, 1643-1715 676 $a355/.00944/09032 700 $aRowlands$b Guy$0997370 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783311003321 996 $aThe dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV$93678618 997 $aUNINA