L’Administration d’Alphonse de Poitiers (1241-1271)
by Gael Chenard
The archives bequeathed by Alphonse de Poitiers, the brother of Louis IX (Saint Louis), are an invaluable object of study. These documents, which shed light on the levers of government that a provincial prince could avail himself of, offer a counterpoint to the overly smooth account of the Saint-King who in fact had to face a great deal of opposition.
- By (author) Gael Chenard
Review - French Alphonse de Poitiers, comte de Poitiers et de Toulouse, frere de saint Louis, est avant tout connu des historiens pour etre un administrateur scrupuleux de ses domaines et un fidele du roi. Mais le personnage n'a plus ete etudie depuis la fin du XIX siecle, et ces deux constats sont a nuancer. Baron le plus puissant du royaume, le comte de Poitiers veille a son independance et s'oppose en fait regulierement au roi. Quant a sa reputation de gestionnaire, elle provient de l'important volume d'archives qu'il nous a legue. Cet ouvrage propose une revision complete de cette image, ainsi qu'une etude poussee des moyens dont dispose une administration au XIII siecle pour diriger un territoire aussi vaste et eloigne que celui d'Alphonse de Poitiers.
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