Queens and mistresses of Renaissance France

Agnès Sorel: the first official royal mistress -- Anne of Brittany: the limits and prospects of a queen -- The women of the court of Francis I: wives and mistresses, sister and mother -- Diane de Poitiers: an idealized mistress -- Catherine de Medici: king in all but name -- Marguerite de Valois: sc...

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Main Author: Wellman, Kathleen 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven London Yale University Press [2013]
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wellman, Kathleen, Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France] (2014) (Rouillard, Linda)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Renaissance / Queen / Mistress / France
B France / Queen / Mistress / Renaissance / History 1444-1599
Further subjects:B France History 15th century
B Mistresses (France) Biography
B France Kings and rulers Biography
B France History 15th century
B Renaissance France
B Queens Biography France
B France Biography Kings and rulers
B France History 16th century
B Queens (France) Biography
B Mistresses Biography France
B France History 16th century
B Renaissance (France)
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Summary:Agnès Sorel: the first official royal mistress -- Anne of Brittany: the limits and prospects of a queen -- The women of the court of Francis I: wives and mistresses, sister and mother -- Diane de Poitiers: an idealized mistress -- Catherine de Medici: king in all but name -- Marguerite de Valois: scandalous queen, femme savante -- Gabrielle d'Estrées: nearly a queen
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:0300178859