L’historicisation juridique de la Couronne entre 1584 et 1593

In 1584, the Crown of France was contested, as was the law of succession. In the midst of the dynastic crisis, a process of juridical historicisation of the Crown was unleashed, during which all historical accounts aimed to support a candidate for the throne, while political writings favouring a pretender were always based on a certain history of the Crown and of France. Historical objectivity and its methods thus emerge as major strategic devices in political conflict.