Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
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The book centres around the Sun King and his relationship with numerous and fascinating women. Naturally dividing into five parts it will concentrate on the King's mother, Anne of Austria to whom he was devoted; his first important mistress, Louise de la Valliere who bore him several illegitimate children; Athenais Marquise de Montespan who acted as unofficial Queen of Versailles until her involvement in the affair of poisons and of course Marie Therese, his wife; and Madame de Maintenon, governess to the illegitimate royal children. The fifth part concentrates on his relations in old age with his daughters, granddaughters and the wife of his grandson. It will vividly bring to life the vast edifice of Louis XIV's court the magnificence, artistic splendour, elaborate ritual and in some cases, absurdity and misery.
Author: Antonia Fraser
Format: Hardback, 416 pages, 167mm x 243mm, 850 g
Published: 2006, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Description
The book centres around the Sun King and his relationship with numerous and fascinating women. Naturally dividing into five parts it will concentrate on the King's mother, Anne of Austria to whom he was devoted; his first important mistress, Louise de la Valliere who bore him several illegitimate children; Athenais Marquise de Montespan who acted as unofficial Queen of Versailles until her involvement in the affair of poisons and of course Marie Therese, his wife; and Madame de Maintenon, governess to the illegitimate royal children. The fifth part concentrates on his relations in old age with his daughters, granddaughters and the wife of his grandson. It will vividly bring to life the vast edifice of Louis XIV's court the magnificence, artistic splendour, elaborate ritual and in some cases, absurdity and misery.
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King