Olivier de Clisson and political society in France under Charles V and Charles VI

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Front matter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; 1. Northwestern France in the Fourteenth Century: Crisis and Realignment --; 2. The Breton Nobility and the Succession Crisis --; 3. Clisson's Reconciliation with the Crown --; 4. Clisson in the Service of Charles V --; 5. Political Society at Court: Emergence of the Marmousets --; 6. Clisson and the Royal Failure in Brittany --; 7. Royal Minority: The Uncles and the Marmousets --; 8. The Crisis of 1387 and the Triumph of the Marmousets --; 9. The Frustrations of the Marmousets --; 10. Clisson at Bay: War in Brittany and in the Courts --; 11. From Marmousets to Orleanists --; 12. Clisson's Final Years: The Legacy of a Long Feud --; Conclusion --; Appendix 1. The Leaders of French Military Society --; Appendix 2. Genealogy and Wealth of the Clisson Family --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index