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Athenais
The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France
Lisa Hilton, Duncan Falconer
Little, Brown and Company · Print & ebook · October 15, 2007
Reading lane: Royal Lives
As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Court Life
A polished, period-minded read about power, intimacy, and the theater of court life.
Come here for
- courtly intrigue, social climb, and the hard edge of favor
- a historical lens with novelistic sweep
Expect
- familiar historical contours
- an emphasis on atmosphere over tidy answers
Book Details
- Authors
- Lisa Hilton, Duncan Falconer
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- October 15, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Royal Lives · French History
- Reading lane
- Royal Lives
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Publisher Categories
Royal Lives
French History
About This Book
As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV. With a lively narrative style that reads like fiction, Hilton reveals the woman behind the most dazzling days of the Sun King's reign. photos.
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