Download or read book Secret and Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France written by Marguérite de Valois (consort of Henry IV, king of France) and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Secret and Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France written by Madame Du Hausset and published by . This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madame du Hausset was a lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour in the court of Louis XV.
Download or read book Secret and Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France written by Charlotte-Elisabeth Orléans (duchesse d') and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret and Historic Memoirs of the Courts of France written by Mme. Du Hausset and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret and historic memoirs of the courts of France written by Marie Therese Louise de Savoie Carignan Lamballe (princesse de) and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of France Wife of Henri IV of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV and of Catherine de Medici Queen of France Wife of Henri II written by Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Memoirs of Henry of Navarre's famous queen possess a value which the passage of time seems but to heighten. Emanating as they undoubtedly do from one of the chief actors in a momentous crisis in French history, and in the religious history of Europe as well, their importance as first-hand documents can hardly be overestimated. While the interest which attaches to their intimate discussions of people and manners of the day will appeal to the reader at the outset. Marguerite de Valois was the French contemporary of Queen Elizabeth of England, and their careers furnish several curious points of parallel. Marguerite was the daughter of the famous Catherine de Médicis, and was given in marriage by her scheming mother to Henry of Navarre, whose ascendant Bourbon star threatened to eclipse (as afterwards it did) the waning house of Valois. Catherine had four sons, three of whom successively mounted the throne of France, but all were childless. Although the king of the petty state of Navarre was a Protestant, and Catherine was the most fanatical of Catholics, she made this marriage a pretext for welding the two houses; but actually it seems to have been a snare to lure him to Paris, for it was at this precise time that the bloody Massacre of St. Bartholomew's day was ordered. Henry himself escaped--it is said, through the protection of Marguerite, his bride,--but his adherents in the Protestant party were slain by the thousands. A wedded life begun under such sanguinary auspices was not destined to end happily. Indeed, their marriage resembled nothing so much as an armed truce, peaceable, and allowing both to pursue their several paths, and finally dissolved by mutual consent, in 1598, when Queen Marguerite was forty-five. The closing years of her life were spent in strict seclusion, at the Castle of Usson, in Auvergne, and it was at this time that she probably wrote her Memoirs. In the original, the Memoirs are written in a clear vigorous French, and in epistolary form. Their first editor divided them into three sections, or books. As a whole they cover the secret history of the Court of France from the years 1565 to 1582--seventeen years of extraordinary interest, comprising, as they do, the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, already referred to, the formation of the famous League, the Peace of Sens, and the bitter religious persecutions which were at last ended by the Edict of Nantes issued after Henry of Navarre became Henry IV. of France. Besides the political bearing of the letters, they give a picturesque account of Court life at the end of the 16th century, the fashions and manners of the time, piquant descriptions, and amusing gossip, such as only a witty woman--as Marguerite certainly was--could inject into such subjects. The letters, indeed, abound in sprightly anecdote and small-talk, which yet have their value in lightening up the whole situation.
Download or read book Secret and Historic Memoirs of the Court of Napoleon written by Georgette Ducrest and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Secret Memoirs of the Court of France written by P. L. Jacob and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Secret Memoirs of the Court of France: During the Xviith and Xviiith Centuries Madame de Montespan. On the death of the King, Dubois was made a Councillor of State, and, from that time forth, he devoted himself to diplomacy, in the service of which he showed a rare delicacy of tact as well as an indefatigable activity. To his address were due the friendly relations which for long existed between George I and the Regent. In 1717, he concluded, along with Lord Stanhope, the Triple Alliance of The Hague, between England, France, and Holland, which had for its object the suppression of Spanish interests. On his return to France, Dubois was made Minister of Foreign Affairs. He outwitted the Cellamare conspiracy, and robbed Philip V of Spain of the services of his minister Alberoni. In 1720 the Regent nominated him Archbishop of Cambray. In the following year Dubois was made a Cardinal, and in 1722 he became Prime Minister. His death took place on August 1oth, 1723. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book SECRET MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF written by Charlotte-Elisabeth Duchesse Orleans and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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 Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV and of the Regency written by Charlotte-Elisabeth Orléans (duchesse d') and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Court of France During the Favor of Madame de Pompadour written by Jean-Louis Soulavie and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette Queen of France written by Jeanne Louise Henriette Genet and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The closing years of the French monarchy could scarcely have found a more faithful chronicler, or one better fitted for the task both by training and situation, than Madame Campan. Introduced into the Court of Louis XV as a young girl, she became one of the household of Marie Antoinette immediately after that Princess came from Austria to wed the Dauphin. She followed the fortunes of her royal mistress with unswerving devotion until the prison gates separated them. The reader will find here a series of vivid pen pictures of a stirring time. Louis XV and Louis XVI live again for us, surrounded by their Courts. But the chief interest attaches to the Queen, who laid down her life to expiate the crime of monarchy.
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Download or read book Memoirs of the Royal Family of France During the Revolution written by Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe (princesse de) and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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