(1985). Challenges traditional interpretations of Louis XIV’s relations with nobles.

Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret,

The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: From Feudalism to Enlightenment (English tr., 1985). Another challenge to traditional interpretations. Remains controversial.

Jonathan Dewald,

Aristocratic Experience and the Origins of Modern Culture: France, 1570-1715 (1993).

William Doyle,

Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth Century France (1996). Much material on ennoblement by office.

Robert Forster,

The House of Saulx-Tavanes: Versailles and Burgundy,

1700-1830 (1971).

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