Download or read book Louis XIV and the Land of Love and Adventure written by K. F. Oelke and published by K. F. Oelke. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A continuation of the story of the times of Louis XIV. The scandals, duels, wars, pirates, musketeers...

Download or read book Louis XIV and the Land of Love and Adventure written by K. F. Oelke and published by K. F. Oelke. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A continuation of Louis XIV and the Land of Love and Adventure

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Download or read book Love and Louis XIV written by Antonia Fraser and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the women in his life. The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis’s accomplishments and follies, exploring in riveting detail his intimate relationships with women. The king’s mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for twenty-two years before she gave birth to Louis XIV. A devout Catholic, she instilled in her son a strong sense of piety and fought successfully for his right to absolute power. In 1660, Louis married his first cousin, Marie-Thérèse, in a political arrangement. While unfailingly kind to the official Queen of Versailles, Louis sought others to satisfy his romantic and sexual desires. After a flirtation with his sister-in-law, his first important mistress was Louise de La Vallière, who bore him several children before being replaced by the tempestuous and brilliant Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Later, when Athénaïs’s reputation was tarnished, the King continued to support her publicly as Athénaïs left court for a life of repentance. Meanwhile her children’s governess, the intelligent and seemingly puritanical Françoise de Maintenon, had already won the King’s affections; in a relationship in complete contrast to his physical obsession with Athénaïs, Louis XIV lived happily with Madame de Maintenon for the rest of his life, very probably marrying her in secret. When his grandson’s child bride, the enchanting Adelaide of Savoy, came to Versaille she lightened the King’s last years – until tragedy struck. With consummate skill, Antonia Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women’s religious lives – as well as such practical matters as contraception – into her magnificent, sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.

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Download or read book Marquis Of Bardelys written by Anja DiPalma and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, is a proud man. flower pursues fortune and a woman in which love grows as the adventure unfolds. In the present case, Bardelys may be amazing in her ability to flirt, manipulate men, pursue romance. brave, etc. but he is left out in the realm of common sense, and therefore (but to the moderate hand of fate) he constantly makes mistakes that will turn out to be ordinary Men who value truth and honor. So while the lesser men, who were perhaps quite a bit more 'gallant' in this regard, would have acted more carefully, Bardelys survived by chance and with the privilege of the nobility. An absorbing story of love and adventure in France of the early seventeenth century.

Download or read book Love and Louis XIV written by Antonia Fraser and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis XIV, the highly-feted “Sun King”, was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence in seventeenth-century Europe. And yet, as Antonia Fraser keenly describes, he was equally legendary in the domestic sphere. Indeed, a panoply of women—his mother, Anne; mistresses such as Louise de la Vallière, Athénaïs de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon; and an array of courtesans—moved in and out of the court. The highly visible presence of these women raises many questions about their position in both Louis XIV’s life and in France at large. With careful research and vivid, engaging prose, Fraser makes the multifaceted life of one of the most famous European monarchs accessible and vibrantly current.

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Download or read book Love and Louis XIV written by Antonia Fraser and published by Clipper Audio. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Love and Louis XIV' centres around the Sun King and his relationships with numerous women. Divided into five parts, this work brings to life the vast edifice of Louis XIV's court - the magnificence, artistic splendour, elaborate ritual and in some cases, absurdity and misery.

Download or read book Louise de la Valliere Illustrated written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louise de la Valliere is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. It is early summer, 1661, and the royal court of France is in turmoil. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess D'Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise de la Valliere? No one is more anxious to know the answer than Raoul, son of Athos, who loves Louise more than life itself. Behind the scenes, dark intrigues are afoot. Louis XIV is intent on making himself absolute master of France. Imminent crisis shakes the now ageing Musketeers and d'Artagnan out of their complacent retirement, but is the cause just?

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