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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King - Hardcover - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780385509848
- Book Title
- Love and Louis Xiv : the Women in the Life of the Sun King
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Royalty, Europe / France, General, Historical
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 28.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishments and follies, exploring in riveting detail his intimate relationships with women. The king's mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for twenty-two years before she gave birth to Louis XIV. A devout Catholic, she instilled in her son a strong sense of piety and fought successfully for his right to absolute power. In 1660, Louis married his first cousin, Marie-Thérèse, in a political arrangement. While unfailingly kind to the official "Queen of Versailles," Louis sought others to satisfy his romantic and sexual desires. After a flirtation with his sister-in-law, his first important mistress was Louise de La Vallière, who bore him several children before being replaced by the tempestuous and brilliant Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Later, when Athénaïs's reputation was tarnished, the king continued to support her publicly as Athénaïs left court for a life of repentance. Meanwhile her children's governess, the intelligent and seemingly puritanical Françoise de Maintenon, had already won the king's affections; in a relationship in complete contrast to his physical obsession with Athénaïs, Louis XIV lived happily with Madame de Maintenon for the rest of his life, very probably marrying her in secret. When his grandson's child bride, the enchanting Adelaide of Savoy, came to Versaille she lightened the king's last years-until tragedy struck. With consummate skill, Antonia Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women's religious lives-as well as such practical matters as contraception-into her magnificent, sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385509847
ISBN-13
9780385509848
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52317931
Product Key Features
Book Title
Love and Louis Xiv : the Women in the Life of the Sun King
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / France, General, Historical
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
28.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Dc129.F73 2006
Reviews
Praise forMarie Antoinette: The Journey "There has long been the need for an authoritative biography of France's last queen. Now, finally, Antonia Fraser has completed the task." -Amanda Foreman, author ofGeorgiana: Duchess of Devonshire "An important addition both to our understanding of the queen and to the causes of the French Revolution. With her customary diligence and eye for telling detail, Fraser absolves Marie Antoinette of the vast majority of accusations made against her over the centuries." -Andrew Roberts, author ofWaterloo: June 18, 1815: The Battle for Modern Europe "A brilliant picture not only of politics and revolution, but also of the cruelty of man to man-and a woman more sinned against than sinning." -Simon Sebag Montefiore, author ofStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar "Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here, adorned by often fascinating, at times esoteric detail." -Hazel Mills,The Guardian
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-044674
Dewey Decimal
944/.033092 B
Dewey Edition
22
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