Author: FRASER, ANTONIA
Title: Love and Louis XIV - the Women in the Life of the Sun King
Description: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297829971). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. xxviii + 388 pages. 64 illustrations. Genealogical charts to endpapers. Antonia Fraser explores the rich dynamic that existed between Louis XIV and the many fascinating women who ornamented his personal life. This includes not only Louis's mistresses, principally Louise de La Valliere and Athenais de Montespan as well as the puritanical Madame de Maintenon, but also the wider story of his relationships with women in general: his mother Anne of Austria, his sisters-in-law who were Duchesses of d'Orleans in succession, Henriette-Ann and Liselotte, his wayward illegitimate daughters, and lastly Adelaide, the beloved child-wife of his grandson. A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.88 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST L. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Louis XIV, Louise de la Valliere, Athenais de Montespan, Anne of Austria, Duchesses of D'Orleans, Bossuet, Colbert, Duc de Berry, Carlos II, Francoise D'Aubigne, Marie Mancini, Victor Amadeus 0297829971


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