Philippe de Mézières et son Epistre au roi Richart

Philippe de Mézières and his Epistre au roi Richart In mid-May 1395, Philippe de Mézières writes a Letter to king Richard II of England, an urgent call, which does not belong to the epistolary but to the allegorical and the mirror for princes genre. This letter, revealing a clear similarity of th...

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প্রধান লেখক: Marchandisse, Alain
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প্রকাশিত: 2011
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spelling cairn-RMA_163_0605RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2010-3-page-605?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.163.0605 Philippe de Mézières et son Epistre au roi Richart Marchandisse, Alain2011 Charles VIcrusademirror for princesOrderof the Passion of Jesus ChristPhilippe de MézièresRichard IIfre Le Moyen Âge | CXVI | 3 | 2011-11-02 | p. 605-623 | 0027-2841 RMA_16374 Philippe de Mézières and his Epistre au roi Richart In mid-May 1395, Philippe de Mézières writes a Letter to king Richard II of England, an urgent call, which does not belong to the epistolary but to the allegorical and the mirror for princes genre. This letter, revealing a clear similarity of thought between the author and the king of France, Charles VI, to whose education the former contributed, is preserved as a unique manuscript, the Royal 20 B VI, in the British Library. This manuscript turns out to be the one offered to the English monarch and, being addressed to the latter, ended up in the hands of a prince, who was particularly able to appreciate its meaning and all its wit. Although Mézières advocates a reconciliation between the kings of France and England, to be sealed with a marriage between Isabelle de Valois, the former’s oldest daughter and the latter, which was the safest way to achieve his ultimate aim of a reconciliation within the Church and the re-conquest of the Holy Land, what he truly hoped for was the founding of the Order of the Passion of Jesus Christ.Cairn free access
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topic Charles VI
crusade
mirror for princes
Orderof the Passion of Jesus Christ
Philippe de Mézières
Richard II
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crusade
mirror for princes
Orderof the Passion of Jesus Christ
Philippe de Mézières
Richard II
Marchandisse, Alain
Philippe de Mézières et son Epistre au roi Richart
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mirror for princes
Orderof the Passion of Jesus Christ
Philippe de Mézières
Richard II
description Philippe de Mézières and his Epistre au roi Richart In mid-May 1395, Philippe de Mézières writes a Letter to king Richard II of England, an urgent call, which does not belong to the epistolary but to the allegorical and the mirror for princes genre. This letter, revealing a clear similarity of thought between the author and the king of France, Charles VI, to whose education the former contributed, is preserved as a unique manuscript, the Royal 20 B VI, in the British Library. This manuscript turns out to be the one offered to the English monarch and, being addressed to the latter, ended up in the hands of a prince, who was particularly able to appreciate its meaning and all its wit. Although Mézières advocates a reconciliation between the kings of France and England, to be sealed with a marriage between Isabelle de Valois, the former’s oldest daughter and the latter, which was the safest way to achieve his ultimate aim of a reconciliation within the Church and the re-conquest of the Holy Land, what he truly hoped for was the founding of the Order of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
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title Philippe de Mézières et son Epistre au roi Richart
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