Table of Contents

Family Tree, Maps, Preface, Part I Giulio Mazarini, Papal Diplomat, 1. THE YOUNG ROMAN, 2. THE POLITICS OF ROME, 3. MANTUA: CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY, 4. EARLY FAME, 5. NUNCIO EXTRAORDINARY, 6. THE CALL OF FRANCE, Part II. French Service, 7. CARDINAL MAZARIN, 8. ANNE, QUEEN MOTHER AND REGENT, 9. THE ADOPTED LAND: POVERTY AND DISORDER, 10. PUBLIC FINANCE, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, 11. PREMIER MINISTRE, 12. ROYAL ABSOLUTISM: THEORIES AND TRADITIONS, Part III. The Fronde, 13. CLOUDY SKIES, 14. THE GATHERING STORM, 15. THE CHAMBRE ST LOUIS, 16. THE DECLARATION OF SAINT-GERMAIN, 17. THE FIRST CIVIL WAR, 18. DIVIDE AND RULE, 19. THE WAR OF THE PRINCESSES, 20. THE FIRST EXILE, 21. MAZARIN RETURNS, 22. THE DEFEAT OF CONDÉ, 23. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, 24. THE FRONDE CONSIDERED, Part IV. War and Peace, 25. TOWARDS WESTPHALIA, 26. THE LONG HAUL, 27. GERMAN APPROACHES, 28. THE ENGLISH ALLIANCE, 29. PEACE WITH SPAIN, 30. ARBITER OF PEACE, Part V. Money Matters, 31. FOUQUET, 32. THE GREATEST PRIVATE FORTUNE, Part VI. Conscience and Policy, 33. THE GREAT AGE OF SOULS, 34. THE CHALLENGE OF PORT ROYAL, 35. THE LAST YEAR, 36. A CHRISTIAN DEATH, Glossary, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the Author

Geoffrey Treasure

Reviews

..."substance with style...."
-Canadian Journal of History, April 1998
"This synthesis should remain the standard English-language biography of Mazarin for years to come."
-"American Historical Review, 2/98
"This is a fine life-and-times, full of sensible judgments and explanations. Mr. Treasure has worked his way carefully through the period of Mazarin's lifetime, 1602-1661, and has reflected deeply on the principal characters and their motives...."
-"Sixteenth Century Journal, winter 1996
"This excellent work is the first avilable in English since Arthur Hassell's biography of Mazarin of 1903....In addition to the biographical narrative, Treasure's "Mazarin includes concise chapters describing the social and financial posture of France during the period, seventy pages of lively, expansive and judgmental notes that are themselves worthy of a review, and a glossary of French words appropriate to the work. "Mazarin would be appreciated by professional historians, students, and the general reading public. It should become the definitive biography of Mazarin in English for the forseeable future."
-"History, winter 1997
"The numerous years of research which have gone into this volume marks this work as a superb study of a time where only civil revolts and political turmoil prevailed in the daily lives of its citizens. Highly recommended."
-"Historical Media Review, 6/96