The Commynes, Philippe de 1447?-1511 creator Roye, Jean de Scoble, Andrew R., Sir (Andrew Richard) 1831-1916 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Commynes is a historical memoir written in the late 15th century. It offers an insider’s account of the courts of Louis XI and Charles VIII of France and Charles the Bold of Burgundy, pairing clear narrative with keen reflections on power, diplomacy, and statecraft. Readers should expect a shrewd, candid appraisal of princes and politics across France, Burgundy, and wider Europe. The opening of this volume sets Commines’s stature through tributes by later writers, explains the editorial and publication history, and then gives a detailed life of the author—from his birth at Commines and early service to Philip the Good and the Count of Charolois, through Montlhéry and Liège, to his pivotal role at Péronne, his defection to Louis XI, and the rich rewards and bruising lawsuits that followed. It recounts the La Trémoille dispute over Amboise lands (including the destruction of key documents), his fall after Louis XI’s death, imprisonment under Charles VIII, later recall, and his Italian diplomacy around the Fornovo campaign, before retiring and dying in 1511. A brief dedication declares his aim: to record what he witnessed close to Louis XI, balancing praise with plain truth. At the start of the narrative proper, he relates a 1464 scene at Lille: French ambassadors accuse the Burgundians over the Rubempré affair and a pact with Brittany; the Count of Charolois answers firmly, sowing lasting enmity with the French king, while the recovery of the Somme towns and tensions around the house of Croy foreshadow the coming wars. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2026-02-16 Tim Lindell, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Originally published: London: H.G. Bohn, 1855 France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589 DC London: H.G. Bohn, 1855 https://archive.org/details/memoirsofphilip01commiala https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77950 https://archive.org/details/memoirsofphilip01commiala https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77950 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134815.0 77950