« Je ne vis jamais cette cour plus pleine de tourment » : Montmorency Women and Confessional Politics at Court during the French Wars of Religion
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18 juillet 2022
- doi: 10.4000/books.septentrion.132919
- isbn: 9782757423615
- eisbn: 9782757424339
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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Brian Sandberg, « « Je ne vis jamais cette cour plus pleine de tourment » : Montmorency Women and Confessional Politics at Court during the French Wars of Religion », Presses universitaires du Septentrion, ID : 10.4000/books.septentrion.132919
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Noblewomen were always present at the French court, but they took on new roles during the French Wars of Religion (1562-1629), constructing confessional networks and participating in religious politics. Religious identities and animosities sharply divided France during these wars, erecting sectarian boundaries between a vast Catholic majority and a significant Calvinist minority. Shifting gender boundaries also strongly influenced French society, redefining women and men’s positions in religi...