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The Women in the Life of the Sun King

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An edition of Love and Louis XIV (2006)

Love and Louis XIV

The Women in the Life of the Sun King

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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 detail his intimate relationships with women. The king's mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for 22 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. Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women's religious lives--as well as such practical matters as contraception--into her sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.--From publisher description.

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Nan A. Talese
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Love and Louis XIV
2008, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
November 6, 2007, Anchor
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
November 6, 2007, Anchor Canada
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
December 2006, Books on Tape
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
2006, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
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Love and Louis XIV: the women in the life of the Sun King
2006, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
October 24, 2006, RH Audio
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
October 24, 2006, Doubleday Canada
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Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King
October 24, 2006, Nan A. Talese
in English
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Love and Louis XIV: the women in the life of the Sun King
2006, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
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0385509847
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9780385509848
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