Download or read book The Life of Queen Marie de Medicis written by Miss Pardoe and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Queen Marie de Medicis in three volumes is a biography of Maria de' Medici, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent of the Kingdom under Louis XIII. She was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici. Following the assassination of her husband in 1610, which occurred the day after her coronation, she acted as regent for her son, King Louis XIII of France, until 1617, when he came of age. She was noted for her ceaseless political intrigues at the French court and extensive artistic patronage. This biography in enriched by numerous curious extracts from a previously unpublished Memoir of M. le Commandeur de Rambure, Captain of the regiment of French Guards who served under King Henry IV and King Louis XIII.
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Vol 1 3 written by Miss Pardoe and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-11 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of Marie de Medicis in three volumes is a biography of Maria de' Medici, Queen of France, Consort of Henri IV, and Regent of the Kingdom under Louis XIII. She was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici. Following the assassination of her husband in 1610, which occurred the day after her coronation, she acted as regent for her son, King Louis XIII of France, until 1617, when he came of age. She was noted for her ceaseless political intrigues at the French court and extensive artistic patronage. This biography in enriched by numerous curious extracts from a previously unpublished Memoir of M. le Commandeur de Rambure, Captain of the regiment of French Guards who served under King Henry IV and King Louis XIII.
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France written by Julia Pardoe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1852, this is a three-volume biography of Marie de Medicis, Queen and subsequently Regent of France.
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France Consort of Henry IV and Regent of the Kingdom Under Louis XIII written by Julia Pardoe and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France Consort of Henry IV and Regent of the Kingdom Under Louis XIII written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis written by Miss Pardoe (Julia) and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Queen of France Consort of Henry IV and Regent of the Kingdom Under Louis XIII written by Julia Pardoe and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life of Marie de Medicis Vol 1 3 written by Miss Pardoe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Pardoe's monumental work, 'The Life of Marie de Medicis' (Volumes 1-3), delves into the captivating biography of one of the most influential women in European history. Through meticulously researched details and engaging narrative style, Pardoe provides a deep exploration of the life and legacy of Marie de Medicis, offering readers a rare insight into the political intrigues and personal struggles of this remarkable queen. Set against the backdrop of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the book immerses readers in the opulence and turbulence of the French court, making it a compelling read for history enthusiasts and scholars alike. As an accomplished historian and biographer, Miss Pardoe brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her examination of Marie de Medicis' life. Her meticulous research and engaging writing style paint a vivid portrait of this complex historical figure, shedding light on her achievements and challenges. Pardoe's deep understanding of the period and her ability to weave together historical facts and personal anecdotes make 'The Life of Marie de Medicis' a definitive account of this fascinating queen. I highly recommend 'The Life of Marie de Medicis' to anyone interested in exploring the lives of powerful women in history, the intricacies of court politics, and the cultural richness of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Pardoe's masterful storytelling and scholarly approach make this biography a must-read for both casual readers and academic researchers.
Download or read book Catherine de Medici written by Leonie Frieda and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen, premiering September 11. “A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life. . . . This is The Godfather meets Elizabeth.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar Poisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds. Based on comprehensive research including thousands of Catherine’s own letters, Frieda unfurls Catherine’s story from her troubled childhood in Florence to her tumultuous marriage to Henry II of France; her transformation of French culture to her reign as a queen who would use brutality to ensure her children’s royal birthright. Brilliantly executed, this enthralling biography goes beyond myth to paint a very human portrait of this remarkable figure.
Download or read book Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France written by Kathleen Wellman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses.
Download or read book The Rival Queens written by Nancy Goldstone and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century. Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of two remarkable women, a mother and daughter driven into opposition by a terrible betrayal that threatened to destroy the realm. Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for thirty years. Her youngest daughter Marguerite, the glamorous "Queen Margot," was a passionate free spirit, the only adversary whom her mother could neither intimidate nor control. When Catherine forces the Catholic Marguerite to marry her Protestant cousin Henry of Navarre against her will, and then uses her opulent Parisian wedding as a means of luring his followers to their deaths, she creates not only savage conflict within France but also a potent rival within her own family. Rich in detail and vivid prose, Goldstone's narrative unfolds as a thrilling historical epic. Treacherous court politics, poisonings, international espionage, and adultery form the background to a story that includes such celebrated figures as Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Nostradamus. The Rival Queens is a dangerous tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and the true nature of courage, the echoes of which still resonate.
Download or read book Dairy Queens written by Meredith Martin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a lively narrative that spans more than two centuries, Meredith Martin tells the story of a royal and aristocratic building type that has been largely forgotten today: the pleasure dairy of early modern France. These garden structures—most famously the faux-rustic, white marble dairy built for Marie-Antoinette’s Hameau at Versailles—have long been dismissed as the trifling follies of a reckless elite. Martin challenges such assumptions and reveals the pivotal role that pleasure dairies played in cultural and political life, especially with respect to polarizing debates about nobility, femininity, and domesticity. Together with other forms of pastoral architecture such as model farms and hermitages, pleasure dairies were crucial arenas for elite women to exercise and experiment with identity and power. Opening with Catherine de’ Medici’s lavish dairy at Fontainebleau (c. 1560), Martin’s book explores how French queens and noblewomen used pleasure dairies to naturalize their status, display their cultivated tastes, and proclaim their virtue as nurturing mothers and capable estate managers. Pleasure dairies also provided women with a site to promote good health, by spending time in salubrious gardens and consuming fresh milk. Illustrated with a dazzling array of images and photographs, Dairy Queens sheds new light on architecture, self, and society in the ancien régime.
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