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Download or read book Memoirs of Celebrated Women Marchioness de Maintenon written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Secret Wife of Louis XIV written by Veronica Buckley and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon and secret wife of the Sun King, Louis XIV, was born in a bleak French prison in 1635, her father a condemned traitor and murderer, her mother the warden’s seduced daughter. A timely pardon and a hopeful Caribbean colonial venture failed to mend the family’s fortunes, and Françoise was reduced to begging in the streets. 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. At fifteen, she was married off to the forty-two-year-old satirical poet Paul Scarron, a former roué now grievously deformed by rheumatism—“a sort of human Z,” as he described himself. Despite his ailments, Scarron presided over the liveliest and most scandalous literary salon in Paris, and Françoise quickly became its most prized ornament. After Scarron’s death, she enjoyed a merry widowhood in the fashionable Marais district, in the company of the courtesan Ninon de Lenclos and the King’s splendid mistress, Athénaïs de Montespan, who made the young widow governess to her brood of illegitimate children. The appointment transformed Françoise’s life, but was fatal to the temperamental Athénaïs herself, with the King soon turning his attentions to the graceful governess. Françoise was raised to the nobility as Madame de Maintenon—and, unofficially, “Madame de Maintenant,” the lady of the moment. The acclaimed biographer Veronica Buckley traces the extraordinary story of Françoise’s progress from pauper child to salonnière to the compromised position of Louis’s secret wife and uncrowned Queen. An absolute ruler, Louis turned away his many other mistresses to live with Françoise only, trusting her as his closest confidante and remaining in love with her for forty years. Sparkling with the irresistible wit of contemporary chroniclers such as Madame de Sévigné, this exactingly researched biography is a pinnacle of the form. In vibrant colors, The Secret Wife of Louis XIV paints a portrait of Europe in an age of violent change, and the Sun King’s France in the process of becoming its modern self.

Download or read book Memoire for the History of Madame de Maintenon and of the Last Age written by Laurent Angliviel de La Beaumelle and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Secret Correspondence of Madame de Maintenon with the Princess Des Ursins from the Original Manuscripts in the Possession of the Duke de Choiseul Translated from the French With Portraits written by Françoise d' AUBIGNÉ (Marchioness de Maintenon.) and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen of Versailles written by Mark Bryant and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and court career of Madame de Maintenon. A study in queenship, it reveals how the dynamics of power and gender operated within the realms of early modern high politics, church-state affairs and international relations while providing unique insights into the Sun King and his court.

Download or read book The Letter of Madam de Maintenon and Other Eminent Persons in the Age of Lewis XIV To which are Added Some Characters Translated from the French From the Edition of L Angliviel de la Beaumelle written by Françoise d' AUBIGNÉ (Marchioness de Maintenon.) and published by . This book was released on 1753 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan written by Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart marquise de Montespan and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The secret correspondence of madame de Maintenon with the princess Des Ursins Transl written by Françoise d' Aubigné (marquise de Maintenon.) and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Memoirs for the History of Madame de Maintenon and of the Last Age written by Laurent Angliviel de La Beaumelle and published by . This book was released on 1757 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Secret Correspondence of Madame de Maintenon written by Madame de Maintenon and published by London : G.B. Whittaker. This book was released on 1827 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Histoire de Madame de Maintenon written by Paul De Noailles and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating biography tells the story of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, who rose from humble origins to become one of the most powerful and influential women in 17th century France. Despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks, de Maintenon managed to gain the favor of King Louis XIV and became his trusted confidante and advisor. Author Paul de Noailles draws extensively on contemporary accounts and de Maintenon's own writings to paint a vivid portrait of this remarkable woman and the world in which she lived. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Fran Oise D Aubign Marquise de Maintenon Influential Women in History written by Anon and published by . This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of Louis XIV of France with whom she had a morganatic marriage.