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Memoirs (1630-1680) (Paperback)
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Memoirs (1630-1680) (Paperback)
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Granddaughter of James I of England, Sophia (1630-1714) began life
a penniless princess in exile. She ended it as electress dowager of
Hanover, an emerging European power. Had she lived two months
longer, she would have succeeded to the British crown before her
son, George I. In keeping with Sophia's reputation as the era's
"most entertaining woman," her memoirs, which she wrote in French,
paint a captivating and often humorous portrait of her life as one
of Europe's preeminent noblewomen and celebrities. They also
recall, with insight and verve, her interactions with leading men
and ladies (Charles II, Louis XIV, Queen Christina of Sweden) and
long-forgotten bit players (cavaliers, concubines, clerics, and
quacks). The memoirs, which recount the first fifty years of
Sophia's life, appear here in English for the first time in their
entirety. Their publication in this series is particularly timely,
as it coincides with the three hundredth anniversary of the
Hanoverian succession (2014).
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