Versailles sous Louis XIV ou le tombeau des cadets de Gascogne ?

Versailles sous Louis XIV ou le tombeau des cadets de Gascogne ?

Under the reign of Louis XIV at the court of Versailles, the regiment of the Cadets de Gascogne, or Younger Sons of Gascony, disappeared; not that they no longer existed but they evaporated. It is this loss of substance that is examined here, in questioning first the nature of the category formed by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Véronique Larcade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2006-03-01
Series:Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
Subjects:
Artagnan
cadet de Gascogne
Charles de Batz-Castelmore
comte de Gramont
François de Monlezun sieur de Besmaux
la Grande Mademoiselle
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/5623
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Summary:Under the reign of Louis XIV at the court of Versailles, the regiment of the Cadets de Gascogne, or Younger Sons of Gascony, disappeared; not that they no longer existed but they evaporated. It is this loss of substance that is examined here, in questioning first the nature of the category formed by the Cadets de Gascogne; secondly in establishing what proved an obstacle to it; and lastly reconsidering the conditions in which it blossomed.
ISSN:1958-9271

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