The kings' mistresses : the liberated lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Main Collection post-1900
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Subject
Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715;Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699;Louis-XIV, King of France, 1638-1715-Relations with women;France-Court and courtiers-Social life and customs;Mistresses-France-Biography
Description
(SBN) 9781586488895 (hardcover : alk. paper)||(DON) Donated by Elizabeth Goldsmith||(BIB) Includes bibliographical references and index.||(CON) Historical prologue -- The cardinal's nieces at the court of France -- The Duchess Mazarin -- Marie's Rome -- A runaway duchess -- On the road -- Savoy and beyond -- Hortense's London -- Madrid -- Divorce -- "Dust and ashes".||(SUM) The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently.
Biblio Notes
xix, 256 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Number of Copies
1