Claude de Seyssel

Japanese: セーセル（英語表記）Claude de Seyssel

Around 1450 - 1520
French political thinker and clergyman. Born in the Duchy of Savoy, a small country in the Alps. After studying law, he was a skilled adviser to King Louis XII of France and to the Duchy of Savoy, and was a great leader in both the country's Italian policies. As a clergyman, he served as Bishop of Marseille and Archbishop of Turin. His name became known to posterity for his book La monarchie de France (written in 1515, published in 1519). In this book, Seyssels supports monarchy, but argues that royal power should not be absolute, but should be bound by religion, justice, and ancient customs (the polis). It is renowned as a classic in the history of political thought that clearly shows the position of limited monarchy.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1450ころ‐1520
フランスの政治思想家，聖職者。アルプス山地の小国サボア公国出身。法学を学んだのち，サボア公国およびフランス王国において，両国のイタリア政策に敏腕を振るい，とくにフランス国王ルイ12世のよき助言者となった。聖職者としては，マルセイユ司教，トリノ大司教を歴任した。彼の名を後世に知らしめたのは，その著《フランス王政論La monarchie de France》(1515執筆，19刊行)である。この書でセーセルは，王政を良しとしつつも，王権は絶対的なものであってはならず，宗教，正義，古き慣行(ポリス)の拘束の下にあることを主張しており，制限王政の立場を鮮明に示す政治思想史上の古典として名高い。

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