Becoming a French Aristocrat: The Education of the Court Nobility, 1580-1715

Focusing on the highest-ranking segment of the nobility, Mark Motley examines why a social group whose very essence was based on hereditary status would need or seek instruction and training for its young. As the "warrior nobility" adopted the courtly life epitomized by Versailles--with its code of etiquette and sensitivity to language and demeanor

• | By (Author): Mark Edward Motley (Author)
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 14, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 252 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0691602905
• | ISBN-13: 9780691602905