Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency
Title | Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency PDF eBook |
Author | Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | France |
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Recollections of Léonard
Title | Recollections of Léonard PDF eBook |
Author | Léonard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | France |
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Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
Title | Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre PDF eBook |
Author | Marquerite de Valois |
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Pages | 392 |
Release | 1899 |
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Memoirs of a Dwarf at the Sun King's Court
Title | Memoirs of a Dwarf at the Sun King's Court PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Weidner |
Publisher | Terrace Books |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780299205102 |
Set in the over-scaled, decadent Versailles of Louis XIV, Memoirs of a Dwarf is the story of Hugues, an impoverished dwarf who maneuvers his way up into the very highest of court circles by clandestinely serving the needs of a mob of unscrupulous gamblers, of a priest notorious for saying black Masses at midnight, and--from under the gaming tables--of a number of sex-starved society women, including Louis's mistress. Along the way, Hugues finally discovers the truth of his own identity, a revelation which is a political bombshell and which subjects him to a grisly turn. The story combines historical events and characters--Louis, his mistresses, his outrageous brother Philippe, and many other baroque personalities--with fictitious ones. Hugues's tale reaches its climax during the famous affaire des poisons, the sexual and political scandal that thundered through the royal court and threatened wholesale destruction.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II
Title | Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II PDF eBook |
Author | Queen Marguerite (consort of Henry IV, King of France) |
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Pages | 382 |
Release | 1910 |
Genre | France |
ISBN |
Memoirs
Title | Memoirs PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Mancini |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2009-05-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0226502805 |
The memoirs of Hortense (1646–1699) and of Marie (1639–1715) Mancini, nieces of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin and members of the court of Louis XIV, represent the earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married—Marie had also fled the aftermath of her failed affair with the king—the sisters chose to leave their husbands for life on the road, a life quite rare for women of their day. Through their writings, the Mancinis sought to rehabilitate their reputations and reclaim the right to define their public images themselves, rather than leave the stories of their lives to the intrigues of the court—and to their disgruntled ex-husbands. First translated in 1676 and 1678 and credited largely to male redactors, the two memoirs reemerge here in an accessible English translation that chronicles the beginnings of women’s rights to personal independence within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society.
Court Memoirs of France Series -- Complete
Title | Court Memoirs of France Series -- Complete PDF eBook |
Author | Various |
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Release | 2004 |
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