Athénaïs
the life of Louis XIV's mistress, the real queen of France
by Lisa Hilton
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The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen Of France :
Athenais de Montespan in fact ruled the court of France on the 20 some years the she was mistress to the King. she was more Queen that the Queen herself, Marie-Thérese, that kept herself quiet, in her chamber surrounded by her Spanish entourage. The Sun King's long-term mistress, notorious for her adulterous affair with the married king and for her alleged involvement in the Affairs of the Poisons, is a fascinating and mysterious figure. She is probably the most important of Louis's mistresses and she had the nerve, style, and influence to see her children advance to the highest possible echelons in court life where status and position were everything.
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Biography, Mistresses, Kings and rulers, Court and courtiers, Paramours, Louis xiv, king of france, 1638-1715, France, history, bourbons, 1589-1789, France, court and courtiers, Montespan, francoise-athenais de rochechouart de mortemart, marquise de, 1641-1707People
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart Montespan marquise de (1641-1707), Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715)Places
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Athénaïs: the life of Louis XIV's mistress, the real queen of France
2002, Little, Brown and Co.
in English
- 1st U.S. ed
0316084905 9780316084901
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-341) and index
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