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The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Francoise D'Aubigne, Madame de Maintenon

The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Francoise D'Aubigne, Madame de Maintenon - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Veronica BuckleyPublish date:2010-08-31Pages:528
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312430054ISBN-10:312430051UPC:9780312430054Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SC34139HQH

Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, was born in a French prison in 1635, her father a condemned traitor and murderer, her mother the warden's seduced daughter. Yet, armed with beauty, intellect, and shrewd judgment, she was to make her way to the center of power at Versailles, the most opulent and ambitious court in all Europe.

Sparkling with irresistible wit, fine detail, and novelistic...
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312430054ISBN-10:312430051UPC:9780312430054Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Historical, Women, EuropeBook Topic:FranceSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SC34139HQH

Veronica Buckley was born and educated in New Zealand, and later studied at the Universities of London and Oxford. Christina, Queen of Sweden, was the subject of her much-praised first biography. She lived in Paris while researching The Secret Wife of Louis XIV, and now lives in Vienna.


Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

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