Burgundian History; Philip the Good; Late Middle Ages
Abstract :
[en] At the time of Philip the Good, the Christ’s figure is used by courtly writers as
the ultimate argument to convince of the merits of ducal policy. In the Burgundian
Mirrors of Princes, Jesus shows the moral path of government that the duke must
follow in order to be considered as a good ruler. In the historiography, he helps to
demonstrate that the ducal policy serves a very saint and Christian purpose. In political
treatises, he justifies the Burgundian power and, most of all, the duke’s institutions.
In other words, Jesus Christ is a crucial reference in a process of
accumulation of legitimacy for the state built by Philip the Good at the very end
of Middle Ages.
Research Center/Unit :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Dumont, Jonathan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences historiques > Histoire du Moyen Age tardif et de la Renaissance
Language :
English
Title :
The Christ Figure in Burgundian Political Thought at the Time of Philip the Good
Publication date :
2017
Main work title :
Cristo e il potere dal Medioevo all’Età moderna. Teologia, antropologia e politica
