court of Louis XI

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The court of Louis XI was the royal household and political center of the shrewd and often mistrustful French king Louis XI in the 15th century, known for its intrigue, centralization of power, and complex web of alliances.

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court of Louis XI canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political center
royal court
associatedWithEvent War of the Public Weal NERFINISHED
conflicts with Charles the Bold of Burgundy
diplomatic negotiations with Burgundy and England
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
endTime 1483
followedBy court of Charles VIII of France
follows court of Charles VII of France NERFINISHED
governedByPolicy pragmatic diplomacy
reliance on royal council over high nobility
use of pensions and offices to secure loyalty
hasCapital Tours NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic administrative professionalism
centralization of royal power
complex diplomatic alliances
favoring of lesser nobles and commoners
financial pragmatism
increased use of written administration
mistrust of high nobility
political intrigue
reduced emphasis on chivalric display
use of espionage
hasLanguage French
hasMember Charlotte of Savoy NERFINISHED
Louis XI of France NERFINISHED
bureaucrats
diplomatic envoys
ecclesiastical advisers
foreign ambassadors
legal experts
military captains
nobles loyal to the crown
royal council of Louis XI NERFINISHED
royal financiers
royal household of Louis XI NERFINISHED
royal officers
royal secretaries
spies and informers
hasMonarch Louis XI of France NERFINISHED
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasRuler Louis XI of France NERFINISHED
locatedIn France
mainResidence Château de Plessis-lez-Tours NERFINISHED
Tours NERFINISHED
playsRole development of centralized royal administration
strengthening French monarchy
weakening power of great feudal lords
secondaryResidence Loire Valley castles NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
startTime 1461
timePeriod 15th century
Late Middle Ages
early French Renaissance context

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Quentin Durward narrativeLocation court of Louis XI