1. Northwestern France in the Fourteenth Century: Crisis and Realignment

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Illustrations IX
4. Preface XI
5. 1. Northwestern France in the Fourteenth Century: Crisis and Realignment 1
6. 2. The Breton Nobility and the Succession Crisis 20
7. 3. Clisson’s Reconciliation with the Crown 35
8. 4. Clisson in the Service of Charles V 55
9. 5. Political Society at Court: Emergence of the Marmousets 72
10. 6. Clisson and the Royal Failure in Brittany 86
11. 7. Royal Minority: The Uncles and the Marmousets 103
12. 8. The Crisis of 1387 and the Triumph of the Marmousets 120
13. 9. The Frustrations of the Marmousets 141
14. 10. Clisson at Bay: War in Brittany and in the Courts 155
15. 11. From Marmousets to Orleanists 172
16. 12. Clisson’s Final Years: The Legacy of a Long Feud 189
17. Conclusion 207
18. Appendix 1. The Leaders of French Military Society 211
19. Appendix 2. Genealogy and Wealth of the Clisson Family 223
20. Abbreviations 233
21. Notes 235
22. Bibliography 315
23. Index 329