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Author Goldsmith, Elizabeth C.

Title The kings' mistresses [electronic resource] : the liberated lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her sister, Hortense, Duchess Mazarin / Elizabeth C. Goldsmith.

Imprint New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xix, 256 p., [5] plates : ill., geneal. table, map, ports.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Historical prologue -- The cardinal's nieces at the court of France -- The Duchess Mazarin -- Marie's Rome -- A runaway duchess -- On the road -- Savoy and beyond -- Hortense's London -- Madrid -- Divorce -- "Dust and ashes".
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715.
Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699.
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 -- Relations with women.
Mistresses -- France -- Biography.
Women -- Europe -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
France -- Court and courtiers -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781586488895 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781586488901 (e-book)

 
    
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