Love and Louis XIV - The Women in the Life of the Sun King (Paperback)

Louis XIV, the highly-feted "Sun King," was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence in seventeenth-century Europe. And yet, as Antonia Fraser keenly describes, he was equally legendary in the domestic sphere. Indeed, a panoply of women -- his wife Anne; mistresses such as Louise de la Valliere, Athenais de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon; and an array of courtesans -- moved in and out of the court. The highly visible presence of these women raises many questions about their position in both Louis XIV's life and in France at large. With careful research and vivid, engaging prose, Fraser makes the multifaceted life of one of the most famous European monarchs accessible and vibrantly current.

General

Imprint:	Random House
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Antonia Fraser
Dimensions:	202 x 160 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	389
ISBN-13:	978-1-4000-3374-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Royalty Promotions
LSN:	1-4000-3374-8
Barcode:	9781400033744

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