What Did It Mean to be a French Diplomat in the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries

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ID9637006
AuthorsMarie-Hélène Côté (Having done her MA at Birkbeck College, London University, Marie-Hélène Côté is completing her PhD thesis at McGill University on the potential dichotomy within the notion of cultural diplomacy. Her studies focus more specifically on France and England in the 1650s as viewed through the use of diplomatic correspondences and two governmental newspapers, namely the Mercurius Politicus and the Gazette. Fascinated by the teaching of history, Miss Côté is also particularly interested in innovative teaching), Marie‐hélène Côté (Government of the United Kingdom, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume45
Issue2
Pages235-258
Publication date2010-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4107 • E-ISSN: 2292-8502
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/cjh.45.2.235
OpenAlexW174559525
LanguageEN

Delving into a study of about fifty French embassies that were established under Louis XIV, the author demonstrates that the criteria of selection of the diplomatic personnel by the Sun King was directly related to the degree of confidence the King had in these officials. However, this degree of confidence was usually determined by a list of requirements reflecting those listed by numerous authors of works on the concept of the perfect ambassador. Therefore this selection process reflects the progression of the thought of these authors, developing from a vision marked in humanism to a more rational understanding of the diplomatic culture

Humanism · Political science · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Artificial Intelligence · Classics · Computer Science · European Political History Analysis · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · History · Law · Philosophy

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