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[td]He displeased the House of Savoy by disputing traditional chroniclers and disproving its hereditary rights to several lost territories such as [[Geneva]] and [[Cyprus]]. He clarified certain obscure points in its history and revealed some well-kept secrets, which led to many polemical disputes with other historians. Finally, under pressure, he recognized the House's traditional claim to Saxon origins and a dynastic link with the Holy Roman Emperor and endorsed the Duke of Savoy's policy of regional expansion towards Italy and of renouncing its claims to lands in western Europe which were too difficult to capture or hold onto due to French pressure.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1658 [[Louis XIV of France]] ennobled Guichenon and made him official historian of France.<ref name="Techener"/> His ''Histoire gΓ©nΓ©alogique de la Royale Maison de Savoie'' was published in [[Lyon]] in 1660 and presented to Christine of France - it marked the start of a new age in history-writing in which research was founded on the authenticity of sources and rational study. He was awarded the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Cross of Saint Maurice]]. Never published, his last work was ''Le Soleil en son apogΓ©e'', a [[panegyric]] of Christine, edited during the last months of his life. He is buried in the Γ©glise des Jacobins at Bourg-en-Bresse. He was highly thought of until the end of the 18th century.[/td]
[td]In 1658 [[Louis XIV]] ennobled Guichenon and made him official historian of France.<ref name="Techener"/> His ''Histoire gΓ©nΓ©alogique de la Royale Maison de Savoie'' was published in [[Lyon]] in 1660 and presented to Christine of France - it marked the start of a new age in history-writing in which research was founded on the authenticity of sources and rational study. He was awarded the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Cross of Saint Maurice]]. Never published, his last work was ''Le Soleil en son apogΓ©e'', a [[panegyric]] of Christine, edited during the last months of his life. He is buried in the Γ©glise des Jacobins at Bourg-en-Bresse. He was highly thought of until the end of the 18th century.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]He displeased the House of Savoy by disputing traditional chroniclers and disproving its hereditary rights to several lost territories such as [[Geneva]] and [[Cyprus]]. He clarified certain obscure points in its history and revealed some well-kept secrets, which led to many polemical disputes with other historians. Finally, under pressure, he recognized the House's traditional claim to Saxon origins and a dynastic link with the Holy Roman Emperor and endorsed the Duke of Savoy's policy of regional expansion towards Italy and of renouncing its claims to lands in western Europe which were too difficult to capture or hold onto due to French pressure.[/td]Revision as of 09:13, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]He displeased the House of Savoy by disputing traditional chroniclers and disproving its hereditary rights to several lost territories such as [[Geneva]] and [[Cyprus]]. He clarified certain obscure points in its history and revealed some well-kept secrets, which led to many polemical disputes with other historians. Finally, under pressure, he recognized the House's traditional claim to Saxon origins and a dynastic link with the Holy Roman Emperor and endorsed the Duke of Savoy's policy of regional expansion towards Italy and of renouncing its claims to lands in western Europe which were too difficult to capture or hold onto due to French pressure.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1658 [[Louis XIV of France]] ennobled Guichenon and made him official historian of France.<ref name="Techener"/> His ''Histoire gΓ©nΓ©alogique de la Royale Maison de Savoie'' was published in [[Lyon]] in 1660 and presented to Christine of France - it marked the start of a new age in history-writing in which research was founded on the authenticity of sources and rational study. He was awarded the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Cross of Saint Maurice]]. Never published, his last work was ''Le Soleil en son apogΓ©e'', a [[panegyric]] of Christine, edited during the last months of his life. He is buried in the Γ©glise des Jacobins at Bourg-en-Bresse. He was highly thought of until the end of the 18th century.[/td]
[td]In 1658 [[Louis XIV]] ennobled Guichenon and made him official historian of France.<ref name="Techener"/> His ''Histoire gΓ©nΓ©alogique de la Royale Maison de Savoie'' was published in [[Lyon]] in 1660 and presented to Christine of France - it marked the start of a new age in history-writing in which research was founded on the authenticity of sources and rational study. He was awarded the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Cross of Saint Maurice]]. Never published, his last work was ''Le Soleil en son apogΓ©e'', a [[panegyric]] of Christine, edited during the last months of his life. He is buried in the Γ©glise des Jacobins at Bourg-en-Bresse. He was highly thought of until the end of the 18th century.[/td] [td][/td]
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