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Queen of Versailles : Madame de Maintenon, first lady of Louis XIV's France /

The rise to power of Francoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), a queen in all but name, was nothing short of extraordinary. Born into poverty and ignominy, she used her intellect, charisma and connections to join the ranks of fashionable society, eventually establishing herself at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryant, Mark, 1973- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Maintenon, > Madame de, > 1635-1719.
Louis > XIV, > King of France, > 1638-1715 > Relations with women.
Favorites, Royal > France > Biography.
Queens > France > Biography.
France > Kings and rulers > Paramours > Biography.
France > Court and courtiers > History.
France > History > Louis XIV, 1643-1715.

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