Queen Jeanne And The Promised Land: Dynasty, Homeland, Religion And Violence In Sixteenth-century France (brill's Studies In Intellectual History)

Jeanne III d'Albret (1528-1572), queen of Navarre, is a subject of great controversy and fascination, yet only two modern monographs have been written about her, and both are general biographies. This book fills the gap for scholars by concentrating on Jeanne's leading role during the Wars of Religion in the vast territory of Guyenne in southwestern France. Part One, 'The Promised Land', portrays the growth of Protestantism in Guyenne, the rise of the Albret dynasty, and Jeanne's evangelisation. In part Two, 'Exodus', Queen Jeanne emerges as a Huguenot war leader in the attempt, shown in Part Three, 'Sanctuary', to create a Protestant Guyenne by force of arms. The book makes extensive use of contemporary sources, including unpublished diplomatic and military dispatches, and a controversial collection of copies of Jeanne's private correspondence. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ILLUSTRATIONS SECTION INTRODUCTION PART ONE. THE PROMISED LAND CHAPTER ONE. THE LAND OF AQUITAINE OR GUYENNE a. Crossing the river at Bordeaux, April 1470 b. What was Aquitaine or Guyenne before 1555 c. In what ways was Guyenne particular d. Why was Guyenne a cradle of Protestantism? CHAPTER TWO. THE HOUSE OF ALBRET a. Pamplona, 10 January 1494 b. The rue and use of the House of Albret c. Monarchs of Navarre d. Sovereigns of Béarn e. Governors and admirals of Guyenne f. The evangelising of Marguerite? g. Jeanne and Antoine CHAPTER THREE. THE EVANGELISING OF JEANNE a.Pau, 22 August 1555 b. Geneva and Guyenne, 1534-1557 c. Geneva and Béarn-Navarre, 1557-1559 d. The Conversion of Jeanne, 1560 PART TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER FOUR. 'CHRIST IS RISEN AGAIN IN AQUITAINE': THE POLITICISING OF JEANNE, 1561-1567 a. Pau, 7 January 1561 b. Issigeac, February-May 1561 c. On the road to Poissy, 19 July 1561: 'all the heretics waiting expectantly,as if for the Messiah' d. War and desolation: 'The cause is so just', 13 May 1562 e. Death and resurrection: 'Christ is risen again in Aquitaine,' 1562 f. 'In Béarn I recognise only God': Jeanne sovereign, 1563-1567 g. 'A fatal necessity': the isolating of Protestant Guyenne, 1567 CHAPTER FIVE. THE ROAD TO LA ROCHELLE: 'THE GOD OF ARMIES WILL SUSTAIN HIS SO JUST AND GOOD CAUSE': JEANNE MILITANT, 1568 a. Navarre, 24 March 1568 b. Nérac, 1 September 1568: 'The Children of Abraham now having gone out of Egypt' c. Nérac, 6 September 1568: 'They must make the whole leap to surge forth tothe promised land.' d. 'To the service of my God, my King, my homeland and my blood': Bergerac, 16 September 1568 e. La Rochelle, 28 September 1568: 'I had the war in my guts' f. Geneva, 6 February 1569: 'All Aquitaine this side of the Garonne is ours, except Bordeaux' PART THREE. SANCTUARY CHAPTER SIX. JOURNEY TO THE END OF NIGHT: THE GREAT RETREAT, 1569-1570 a. Béarn and Bordeaux, March and April 1569 b. La Rochelle, January to June 1569: 'Pax certa, Victoria integra, Mors honesta' c. 'The land of the Amorites' d. Béarn, June to September 1569: 'a war so holy as this, which is the question of the honour and glory of God' e. La Rochelle to the river Garonne, October to December 1569: 'The cities that are on the banks of the Arnon' f. 'Lost beneath the waves of the Garonne', January 1570: 'The peace that the king wants to give us, he wants to sign with the point of his sword' CHAPTER SEVEN. TO THE CITY OF BLOOD, 1570-1572 a. The Royal Road: La Rochelle, September 1570 - August 1571 b. 'By baton blows': Jeanne's Ordonnances of March 1570 - March 1571 c. 'The battle between theocracy and democracy': The Synod and Confession of La Rochelle, April 1571 d. 'The entire restoration of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ': Jeanne's 'Ordonnances ecclésiastiques', Pau, 26 November 1571 e. To the City of Blood, January-August 1572 f. Aftermath CONCLUSION APPENDIX ILLUSTRATIONS SECTION PLATES 3-14 BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX "Jeanne III d'Albret (1528-1572), queen of Navarre, is a subject of great controversy and fascination, yet only two modern monographs have been written about her, and both are general biographies. This book fills the gap for scholars by concentrating on Jeanne's leading role during the Wars of Religion in the vast territory of Guyenne in southwestern France."--BOOK JACKET This is the first monograph on the fascinating and controversial Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarre, to make full use of contemporary manuscript and published sources focussing on her role as Huguenot leader of the Wars of Religion in southwestern France.