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050 00 $aDC114.5$b.M53 2004
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100 0 $aMichael,$cof Kent, Princess.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86104312
245 14 $aThe serpent and the moon :$btwo rivals for the love of a Renaissance king /$cPrincess Michael of Kent.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $axiii, 405 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color), map ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $a"A Touchstone book."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 380-389) and index.
520 1 $a"Set against the backdrop of Renaissance France and peopled by the titans of European history, The Serpent and the Moon, is a true story of love, war, intrigue, betrayal, and persecution. At its heart is one of the world's great love stories: the life-long devotion of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers, a beautiful aristocrat who was nineteen years older than her lover." "Diane was present at Henri's birth. It was Diane who lovingly embraced six-year-old Henri when he was sent as a hostage to a Spanish prison in exchange for his father. On his release four years later, it was Diane who eased the adolescent Henri out of his bitterness. As Henri matured, he modeled his life on the chivalric code, wore Diane's famous colors of black and white, and vowed to protect the lady whose image had sustained him through his childhood imprisonment." "In the sixteenth century, scions of royal houses were political pawns to be exchanged in marriage by rulers of Europe seeking to meet their own ambitions. At age fourteen, Henri was married to fourteen-year-old Catherine de Medici, an unattractive but extremely wealthy heiress who was to bring half of Italy to France as her dowry. When Catherine met Henri on their wedding day, she fell instantly in love, but Henri could see no one but the beautiful Diane de Poitiers. Henri became dauphin and then king, all the while becoming more devoted to Diane, granting her exalted titles, magnificent castles, and the crown jewels and increasing the jealous fury of his wife. Diane and Henri ruled as one. While their love was sincere and discreet, many at court were not sure of their relationship. Catherine, however, was in no doubt. She took as her secret motto the words "Hate and Wait" and lived for the day Diane would die and she could win Henri's love and rule by his side. Fate had another plan."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aHenry$bII,$cKing of France,$d1519-1559$xRelations with women.
600 10 $aPoitiers, Diane de,$cDuchess of Valentinois,$d1499-1566.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50020175
600 00 $aCatherine de Médicis,$cQueen, consort of Henry II, King of France,$d1519-1589.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50072220
650 0 $aFavorites, Royal$zFrance$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103620
651 0 $aFrance$xKings and rulers$xParamours$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103621
651 0 $aFrance$xCourt and courtiers$xHistory$y16th century.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon051/2004045364.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy051/2004045364.html
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