Louis XIV and the Politics of the French Royal Sta... IFCE

Titre :	Louis XIV and the Politics of the French Royal Stables
fait partie de :	Horses and Courts International Symposium
Auteurs :	Philip Mansel, Auteur
Type de document :	document vidéo
Année de publication :	2018
Format :	20 min.
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Equivoc Écurie De Château ; France Noms Propres Louis XIV
Résumé :	Louis XIV had around 700 horses in his stables, and 200 in his hunt. They were used not only to show the supremacy of the French court in horsemanship, but also as a power base. Horses had enabled Henri III to escape from Paris in 1588, and Louis XIV himself to escape from Paris in 1648, and from the Prince de Conde in 1652, during the Fronde. Horses were also used to train officers and to provide presents for the King’s allies, from Morocco to Sweden. The officials in charge of the Stables, the Grand Ecuyer, the Premier Ecuyer and their subordinates could acquire considerable influence. Two of Louis XIII’s favourites, Saint-Simon and Cinq Mars, had been ecuyers, and the latter had nearly overthrown Richelieu in 1642. Royal stables cannot be separated from the power structure they supported and represented. French horsemanship practices, and the horses themselves, would play a crucial role in preventing Louis XVI from escaping from Versailles in 1789 and from Paris in 1791.
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En ligne :	https://vimeo.com/275780050

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