Love and Louis XIV

The Women in the Life of the Sun King

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, France, Biography & Memoir, Royalty
Cover of the book Love and Louis XIV by Antonia Fraser, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Antonia Fraser ISBN: 9780307487759
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: December 10, 2008
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Antonia Fraser
ISBN: 9780307487759
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: December 10, 2008
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

Louis XIV, the highly-feted “Sun King”, was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence in seventeenth-century Europe. And yet, as Antonia Fraser keenly describes, he was equally legendary in the domestic sphere. Indeed, a panoply of women—his mother, Anne; mistresses such as Louise de la Vallière, Athénaïs de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon; and an array of courtesans—moved in and out of the court. The highly visible presence of these women raises many questions about their position in both Louis XIV’s life and in France at large. With careful research and vivid, engaging prose, Fraser makes the multifaceted life of one of the most famous European monarchs accessible and vibrantly current.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Louis XIV, the highly-feted “Sun King”, was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence in seventeenth-century Europe. And yet, as Antonia Fraser keenly describes, he was equally legendary in the domestic sphere. Indeed, a panoply of women—his mother, Anne; mistresses such as Louise de la Vallière, Athénaïs de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon; and an array of courtesans—moved in and out of the court. The highly visible presence of these women raises many questions about their position in both Louis XIV’s life and in France at large. With careful research and vivid, engaging prose, Fraser makes the multifaceted life of one of the most famous European monarchs accessible and vibrantly current.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book La Belle France by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book How It Ended by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book Death of the Fox by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book Stalking Susan by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book 44 Scotland Street by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book Open Shutters by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Vintage Book of African American Poetry by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book Horizon by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Richer, the Poorer by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Swallows of Kabul by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Oldest Word for Dawn by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Race Beat by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book The Road by Antonia Fraser
Cover of the book Einstein by Antonia Fraser
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy