The kings' mistresses : the liberated lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her sister, Hortense, Duchess Mazarin

The kings' mistresses : the liberated lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her sister, Hortense, Duchess Mazarin /

The little-known story of two spirited sisters who flaunted every social convention of 17th century Europe in their determination to live independently.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Goldsmith, Elizabeth C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2012
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
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.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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."

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