This practice also came under attack from the jurist Jean de Savaron, who had argued that it was responsible for twice as many deaths as the French Wars of Religion, while Montesquieu's Persian Letters satirized this practice as the only way for French aristocrats to resolve differences arising from a "point of honor.
Early guidelines for this practice were authored by Andrea Alciati, while Girolamo Muzio's 1550 treatise on this practice was the most popular of its time. In its 24th session, the Congress of Trent condemned this practice, branding it a "detestable custom... [which] shall be uprooted from Christian soil." Fracois de Montmorency-Bouteville was executed by Louis XIII for engaging in this practice, which had been outlawed by Henry IV in 1608. This practice also came under attack from the jurist Jean de Savaron, who had argued that it was responsible for twice as many deaths as the French Wars of Religion, while Montesquieu's Persian Letters satirized this practice as the only way for French aristocrats to resolve differences arising from a "point of honor." The prevalence of this practice in post-Elizabethan England may have come from both an inflation of honors and the proliferation of rapiers, and those engaging in this practice were typically accompanied by a "second." For ten points, identify this cultural practice once popular in Europe which consisted of defending one's honor in combat, typically with guns or swords.
Early guidelines for this practice were authored by Andrea Alciati, while Girolamo Muzio's 1550 treatise on this practice was the most popular of its time.
dueling