II. Un essai de « réhabilitation »

Tomiko Yoshida

Histoire, économie & société, 1990, vol. 9, issue 4, 503-520

Abstract: [fre] Résumé Tomiko Yoshida procède à l'examen critique de témoignages divers pour décharger le Cardinal de l'accusation d'avarice. Partant de telles prémisses elle suit l'enrichissement du Premier Ministre en ses phases successives. Elle s'efforce de démontrer qu'en accumulant des biens d'un montant inégalé, il a voulu finalement fournir, de son vivant et après lui, à Louis XIV les moyens d'une grande politique. L'incompréhension dont il est victime vient pour une bonne part du culte de Mazarin pour le secret, son refus de divulguer ses intentions l'ayant durablement desservi auprès de la postérité. [eng] Abstract Tomiko Yoshida carries out a critical examination of diverse testmonies to relieve the Cardinal of the accusation of avarice. Starting off from these premises she follows the enrichment of the Prime Minister, in its successive phases. She endeavours to prove that, in accumulating possessions of unrivaled amounts, Mazarin really wished to provide while he was living, and after, for Louis XIV the means of a great policy. The unwillingness to understand him from which Mazarin is a victim, is mainly due to his cult for secrecy. His refusal to disclose his intentions has long lastingly put him at a disavantage in the opinion os posterity.

Date: 1990
Note: DOI:10.3406/hes.1990.1755
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