The Scourge of the Clergy : Peter of Dreux, Duke of Brittany / by Sidney Painter
New York : Octagon Books, 1969. 1st edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426337
Physical description; vii, 155 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, map. Notes; Originally published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 1937; reprinted in 1969 by special arrangement with the Johns Hopkins Press. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; A Duchess' Husband -- Successful Opportunism -- Interlude of Treason -- A Retiring Duke -- Plenary Indulgence -- Appendices. Subjects; Pierre de Dreux Duke of Brittany active 13th century. Pierre de Dreux Duke of Brittany 1190-1250. Pierre de Dreux. 1180-1270. European history. Nobility France ; Biography. Brittany (France) History. France History Louis IX, 1226-1270. France History Philip II Augustus, 1180-1223. France Brittany. France.
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