HOTMAN, FRANÇOIS. - Jurist, b. in Paris on 23 Aug. 1524, d. in Basel on 12 Feb. 1590. Having embraced the "Reformation" in 1547, he withdrew to Geneva; in 1556 he accompanied Calvin to the Diet of Frankfurt.
He taught law at Strasbourg, Valence and Bourges, and advocated the necessity of founding legal science on the study of history. After the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre he took refuge in Geneva, where he taught Roman law, and later in Basel. He belonged to the group of reformed monarchomachs, but, although he took part in all the struggles of the Huguenots, in his writings he did not give prominence to religious motives. In his Franco-Gallia (Geneva 1573), drawing inspiration from the history of France, he denies the absolute power of kings and affirms the supremacy of the Estates General.
Bibliography3 worksR. Dareste, Essai sur P. H., Paris 1890; B. Reynolds, Proponents of limited monarchy in sixteenth century France: Francis H. and Jean Bodin,
BIBL.: R. Dareste, Essai sur P. H., Paris 1890; B. Reynolds, Proponents of limited monarchy in sixteenth century France: Francis H. and Jean Bodin, New York 1931; P. Mesnard, L'essor de la philosophie politique au XVIe siècle, Paris 1936, pp. 327-36.
Cotta, Sergio. “Hotman, françois.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1485. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/hotman-francois.
MLA
Cotta, Sergio. “Hotman, françois.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1485. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/hotman-francois.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec6_hotman_francois,
author = {Cotta, Sergio},
title = {Hotman, françois},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {VI},
pages = {1485},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1951},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/hotman-francois}
}
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