COMINES, PHILIPPE DE

fēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ, c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to enter that of Louis XI of France, who rewarded him richly. After Louis's death he plotted against Charles VIII and was banished from court. He later regained favor, accompanied Charles to Italy, and was briefly ambassador to Venice. His Mémoires sur les règnes de Louis XI et de Charles VIII (available in many editions and translations) is a historical and literary work of the highest rank. It contains striking portraits of Charles the Bold, Louis XI, and Charles VIII and is penetrating in its analysis of men, motives, and institutions. His name is also spelled Commines and Commynes.

See his memoirs, ed. by S. Kinser (2 vol., tr. 1968 and 1973).

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Jean Fouquet and His Time
Book by Paul Wescher, Eveline Winkworth; Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947
Subjects: Fouquet, Jean--Ca. 1420-Ca. 1480
...78 .--Ill. II Prayerbook of Helene de Comines 77 Prayerbook of Philippe de Comines 34 Prayerbook of Louis de Laval 77 -78...Michel 8 , 33 , 72 , 78 Comines, Helene de 77 Comines, Philippe de 33 , 34 Corneille de Lyon 20 Cossa, Giovanni...
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On Power, Its Nature and the History of Its Growth
Book by Bertrand de Jouvenel, D. W. Brogan, J. F. Huntington; Viking Press, 1949
Subjects: Authority, State, The
...Oblivion overtook the lesson taught by Comines. * "What king or nobleman is...Comines, Philippe de 1445-1509 , French statesman...chronicle." Unlike the chroniclers, Comines cared little for show and spectacle...
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The Expansion of Europe: A History of the Foundations of the Modern World - Vol. 2
Book by Wilbur Cortez Abbott; H. Holt and Company, 1918
Subjects: Europe--History--1492-1648, Europe--History--1648-1789
...153 , 157 , 164 Columella, MSS. discovered, I. 52 Comines, Philippe de, I. 56 Commerce, see also Trade; in middle ages...decline of, 15-16th century, I. 265 Communes, see Comines Comorin, Cape, I. 103 Compagnie de la Nocelle de...
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The Expansion of Europe
Book by Wilbur Cortez Abbott; H. Holt and company, 1924
...153 , 157 , 164 Columella, MSS. discovered, I. 52 Comines, Philippe de, I. 56 Commerce, see also Trade; in middle ages...decline of, 15-16th century, I. 265 Communes, see Comines Comorin, Cape, I. 103 Compagnie de la Nocelle de...
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The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
Book by David Rundle; Westview Press, 1999
Subjects: Renaissance--Encyclopedias
...Garnier, Robert Balassi, Balint Comines, Philippe de Gerson, Jean Bartas, Guillaume...Pierre Belleau, Remy Desportes, Philippe LHopital, Michel de Bersuire...Arnoldus du Plessis-Mornay, Philippe Languet, Hubert Bourbon, Nicholas...
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Walter Scott and European Union
Journal article by Robert Crawford; Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Authors, Scottish--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Canon (Literature)--Analysis, Romanticism--Research, Scott, Walter--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Constantinople. As he had been fascinated by the historian Philippe des Comines in Quentin Durward, so in Count Robert of Paris...fascination for him; yet he also exhibited in Philippe des Comines, in Anna Comnena, and in his own example figures...
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Écritures de L'histoire (Xive-xvie Siècle)
Journal article by Edelgard E. Dubruck; Fifteenth Century Studies, Vol. 34, 2009
...an ill-natured (or hurt) horse. Philippe Desan (University of Chicago) has chosen...and historical elements. The role of Philippe de Commynes (1447-1511) within French...royal) biographies. The author from Comines- Warneton (councilor of Louis XI...


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Comines, Philippe De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COMINES, PHILIPPE DE felep d komen , c.1447 c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the...
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Commynes, Philippe De
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COMMYNES, PHILIPPE DE see Comines, Philippe de . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Commines, Philippe De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COMMINES, PHILIPPE DE see Comines, Philippe de . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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French Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Villehardouin , Jean de Joinville , Jean Froissart , and Philippe de Comines , last of the major medieval historians. Renaissance...manifesto of surrealism , rallying around him Paul Eluard , Philippe Soupault , Rene Char , Tristan Tzara , Louis Aragon...
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Charles the Bold
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...gallantry, was a capable, though harsh, ruler; however, his achievements were short-lived. See the chronicles of Philippe de Comines ; biography by R. Vaughan (1974); J. L. A. Calmette, The Golden Age of Burgundy (tr. 1962...
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