Author: Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (duc de)Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency --
Author: Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (duc de)Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency
Author: Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-SimonPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency (Volume 05)
Author: Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-SimonPublisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789357095365
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency (Volume 05), has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency. Volume 05
Author: Louis Saint-SimonPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041636559
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency -
Author: duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755, Louis de Rouvroy)Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency -
Author: Saintsimon Louis De Rouvroy DePublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318754366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV
Author: Emmanuel Le Roy LaduriePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226473208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a self-obsessed courtier and chronicler of court life under Louis XIV. Drawing heavily on his memoirs, historian Ladurie offers a wonderful portrait of life with Louis, focusing on issues of hierarchy and rank in this tightly controlled universe. Illustrations.
Love and Louis XIV
Author: Antonia FraserPublisher: Anchor Canada
ISBN: 0385672519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the women in his life. 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 riveting detail his intimate relationships with women. The king’s mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for twenty-two 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. After a flirtation with his sister-in-law, his first important mistress was Louise de La Vallière, who bore him several children before being replaced by the tempestuous and brilliant Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Later, when Athénaïs’s reputation was tarnished, the King continued to support her publicly as Athénaïs left court for a life of repentance. Meanwhile her children’s governess, the intelligent and seemingly puritanical Françoise de Maintenon, had already won the King’s affections; in a relationship in complete contrast to his physical obsession with Athénaïs, Louis XIV lived happily with Madame de Maintenon for the rest of his life, very probably marrying her in secret. When his grandson’s child bride, the enchanting Adelaide of Savoy, came to Versaille she lightened the King’s last years – until tragedy struck. With consummate skill, Antonia Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women’s religious lives – as well as such practical matters as contraception – into her magnificent, sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency (Volume 06)
Author: Duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-SimonPublisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789357095228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency (Volume 06), has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
A Woman's Life in the Court of the Sun King
Author: Charlotte-Elisabeth Orléans (duchesse d')Publisher:
ISBN: 9780801856358
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
On 16 November 1671, Liselotte von der Pfalz, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the Elector of Palatine, was married to Philippe d'Orleans, "Monsieur, " the only brother of Louis XIV. The marriage was not to be a happy one. Liselotte (known in France as Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans, or "Madame") was full of intellectual energy and moral rigor. Homesick for her native Germany, she felt temperamentally ill-suited to life at the French court. The homosexual Monsieur, deeply immersed in the pleasures and intrigues of the court, shared few of his wife's interests. Yet, for the next fifty years, Liselotte remained in France, never far from the center of one of the most glorious courts of Europe. And throughout this period, she wrote letters - sometimes as many as forty a week - to her friends and relatives in Germany. It is from this extraordinary body of correspondence that A Woman's Life in the Court of the Sun King has been fashioned. As introduced and translated by Elborg Forster, the letters have become the remarkable personal narrative of Liselotte's transformation from an innocent, yet outspoken, girl into a formidable observer of great events and human folly.