Assimilation and Acculturation in Seventeenth-century Europe: Roussillon and ... - David Stewart - Google Books

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The province of Roussillon was acquired by France in 1659, just as Louis XIV reached his majority. The region was peopled by Catalans, a group with their own language, religious values, political traditions, and cultural patterns. Louis XIV and his…