Madame De Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV by Buckley, Veronica HardbackFREE US DELIVERY | ISBN: 0747580987 | Quality Books

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Madame De Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV by Buckley, Veronica Hardback. Francoise d'Aubigne was born in a bleak provincial fortress in 1635, her father a condemned murderer and traitor. Leaving the pleasures of the Marais behind her, Francoise began a new life at court, first at the genteel palace of Saint-Germain, then at the King's fabulous new folly of Versailles. Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest Madame De Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 0747580987 Title: Madame De Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV The Fast Free Shipping Author: Buckley, Veronica Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Year Published: 2008 Number of Pages: 480 Book Binding: Hardback Prizes: Book Condition: VERYGOOD SKU: GOR001787250 Item description Francoise d'Aubigne was born in a bleak provincial fortress in 1635, her father a condemned murderer and traitor. Yet during her lifetime she managed to make her way from desperate poverty, via the bountiful and treacherous Caribbean islands, to a brilliant salon life in Paris and the centre of power at Versailles. Married at fifteen to forty-two-year-old Paul Scarron, tragically disfigured and scandalously popular poet of the burlesque, Francoise encountered in her husband's famous salon all the brilliant, beautiful, comic and tragic characters of the seventeenth-century's glitterati.After his death she led the life of a merry widow among her friends in the Marais quarter of Paris, before being chosen by the King's mistress, Athenais de Montespan, as governess for her growing brood of royal batards. Leaving the pleasures of the Marais behind her, Francoise began a new life at court, first at the genteel palace of Saint-Germain, then at the King's fabulous new folly of Versailles. This is the extraordinary story of Francoise's progress from governess to royal mistress and thence, in secret, to the compromised position of Louis' uncrowned Queen. Through the rags-to-riches tale of the marquise de Maintenon Veronica Buckley reveals every layer of the vibrant and shocking world that was France in the age of Louis XIV. Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes only, actual book cover, binding and edition may vary. Payment Delivery Customer Service About Us eBay Commerce manages payments for items you buy from our store. You may pay for your items using credit or debit cards or other payment methods, under the discretion of eBay. eBay will manage settlement of the payments. The contract for sale underlying the purchase of goods is between us World of Books and you, the customer. eBay may change, discontinue, enhance or modify any aspect of managed payments at any time. eBay may use third-party payments services to assist; including companies that process payments and disburse settlements, perform risk assessments or compliance checks, verify identity and validate payment or settlement methods. 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