Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. List of Figures xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction. A Historical Problem: The Early Modern Nobility 1
7. Chapter I. Defining The Nobility: The Recherches 20
8. Chapter II. The Membership of the Nobility: Size and Social Mobility 43
9. Chapter III. Social Structure: Officials and Noblesse D'étpée 69
10. Chapter IV. Marriage Patterns and Social Integration 99
11. Chapter V. Income and Indebtedness 120
12. Chapter VI. Landholdings and Bankruptcy Settlements 141
13. Chapter VII. Conclusion: The Socioeconomic Basis Of Aristocratic Religious Activism 156
14. Abbreviations 173
15. Notes 175
16. Bibliography 199
17. Index 209