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| Genre/Form: | Biographies History Biography Sources |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Suger, Abbot of Saint Denis, 1081-1151. Deeds of Louis the Fat. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©1992 (OCoLC)609332302 |
| Named Person: | Louis, King of France; Louis, King of France; Louis, King of France; Suger, Abbot of Saint Denis; Louis, King of France |
| Material Type: | Biography, Document |
| Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Suger, Abbot of Saint Denis; Richard Cusimano; John Moorhead |
| ISBN: | 0813207576 9780813207575 0813207584 9780813207582 |
| OCLC Number: | 24068372 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Latin of: Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis. |
| Notes: | Translation of: Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis. |
| Description: | xiv, 223 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | Prologue -- His valor as a youth and how he valiantly drove back William Rufus, the very powerful king of the English, who was making trouble for his father's kingdom -- How he prevented the noble Burchard of Montmorency and his accomplices from attacking St. Denis -- How the lord Louis forced Count Matthew of Beumont to restore the castle of Luzarches to Hugh of Clermont, after he himself a had attacked the same castle with great force -- How, when he had besieged Chambly, another castle of the same Matthew, a sudden storm forced his host to flee, so that if Louis himself had not bravely fought back, the host would have nearly been destroyed ; and How Matthew himself gave satisfaction to him with humility -- Ebles, Count of Rouncy -- The castle of Meung -- The Castle of Montaigu -- How Milo gained entrance into the Castle of Montlhéry -- Bohemond, prince of Antioch -- The arrival of Pope Paschal in France, his quarrel over investitures with the emperor, Henry, and his arrest at Rome by the emperor -- The capture of the castle of Germany -- The capture of the castle of Sainte-Sév̀ere -- The death of King Philip -- His accession to the kingship -- The capture of Ferté-Baudouin and the rescue of the count of Corbeil and Anselm of Garlande -- The interview between King Louis and King Henry of the English at Néaufles -- The treachery committed at La Roche-Guyon by William, brother-in-law of Guy ; The death of Guy and the swift revenge against William -- How he took away the castles of Mantes and Montlhéry from his brother Philip, who made a stand against him -- How he destroyed the castle of Le Puiset after he captured Hugh -- The release of Hugh of Le Puiset -- The attack on Toury and the rebuilding of Le Puiset -- Hugh's recurring treachery -- The alliance of peace between the king of England, the king of Gaul, and Count Theobald -- The overthrow of Thomas of Marle's castles at Crécy and Nouvion -- How he gained possession of the castle of Germigny and gave judgment against Haimo Vairevache -- Conflict with King Henry of England -- The pontificate of Calixtus and the Abbacy of St. Denis -- How he assembled the host of the kingdom, warded off the German threat, and rendered thanks to the blessed Dionysius -- His expeditions into the Auvergne -- The murder of Count Charles of Flanders -- The death of Thomas of Marle -- The visit of Pope Innocent to France -- How he prepared for death -- His pious death and burial. |
| Other Titles: | Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis. |
| Responsibility: | Suger ; translated with introduction and notes by Richard Cusimano and John Moorhead. |
Abstract:
A text frequently cited in textbooks and monographs, this book presents the first English translation of the deeds of a major figure in French history, King Louis the Fat (1108-1137), describing the almost gargantuan task he faced bringing order and justice to his principality and kingdom.
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- Louis -- VI, -- King of France, -- 1078-1137.
- France -- History -- Louis VI, 1108-1137.
- France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- France.
- Suger, -- Abbot of Saint Denis, -- 1081-1151. -- Vita Ludovici Grossi Regis.
- Louis -- VI, -- King of France, -- 1078-1137 -- Psychology.
- France -- History -- Louis V, 1108-1137I -- Sources.
- France -- Kings and rulers -- 12th century.
- France -- History -- Louis VI, 1108-1137
- France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Louis -- VI -- King of France -- 1078-1137
