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Royal romances : titillating tales of passion and power in the palaces of Europe / Leslie Carroll.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New American Library, 2012.Description: 442 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0451238087
  • 9780451238085
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Contents:
Charles VII, 1403-1461 : Ruled France 1422-61 and Agnès Sorel (1409-1449) -- Henri II, 1519-1559 : Ruled France 1547-1559 and Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) -- Louis XIV, 1638-1715 : Ruled France 1643-1715 and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart-Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan (1641-1707) and Françoise Daubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719) -- Sophia Dorothea of Celle, 1666-1726 and Philipp Christoph von Konigsmark (1665-1694) -- Louis XV, 1710-1774 : ruled France 1715-1774 and Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764) and Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (1743-1793) -- Catherine the Great (Catherine II), 1729-1796 : ruled Russia 1762-1796 and Grigory Potemkin (1739-1791) -- Caroline Mathilde, 1751-1775 : Queen of Denmark 1766-1772 and Johann Struensee (1737-1772) -- Marie Antoinette, 1755-1793 : Queen of France 1774-1792 and Count Axel von Fersen (1755-1810) -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821 : As Napoleon I, Emperor of the French from 1804-1814 and for 3 months in the spring of 1815 and Marie, Countess Walewska (1786-1817) -- Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1786-1868 : ruled 1825-1848 and Lola Montez (1821-1861) -- George VI, 1895-1952 : ruled England 1936-1952 and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (1900-2002) -- Prince William of Wales (b. 1982) and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton (b. 1982).
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 940.099 C319 Available 33111007034255
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

More breathtaking than any fairy tale, here are seven scandalous, seductive centuries of all-for-love royal desire . . .

Elegant palaces, dazzling power plays, shimmering jewels, and the grandest of all-or-nothing gambles-nothing can top real-life love among the royalty. Louis XIV defied God and law, permitting his married mistress Madame de Montespan to usurp the role of Queen of France, then secretly wed her successor, Madame de Maintenon. Grigory Potemkin was a worthy equal in Catherine the Great's bed as well as in Russia's political arena. Dashing Count Axel von Fersen risked everything to save Marie Antoinette's life more than once-and may have returned her passion. The unshakable devotion of the beloved late "Queen Mum" helped King George VI triumph over his, and England's, darkest hours. And the unpretentious, timelessly glamorous-even relatable-union of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton continues to enthrall the world.

Full of marvelous tales, unforgettable scandals, and bedazzled nobles who refused to rule their hearts, this delightfully insightful book is what the sweetest royal dreams are made of...

Includes bibliographical references ( p.[439]-442).

Charles VII, 1403-1461 : Ruled France 1422-61 and Agnès Sorel (1409-1449) -- Henri II, 1519-1559 : Ruled France 1547-1559 and Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566) -- Louis XIV, 1638-1715 : Ruled France 1643-1715 and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart-Mortemart, Marquise de Montespan (1641-1707) and Françoise Daubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719) -- Sophia Dorothea of Celle, 1666-1726 and Philipp Christoph von Konigsmark (1665-1694) -- Louis XV, 1710-1774 : ruled France 1715-1774 and Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (1721-1764) and Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (1743-1793) -- Catherine the Great (Catherine II), 1729-1796 : ruled Russia 1762-1796 and Grigory Potemkin (1739-1791) -- Caroline Mathilde, 1751-1775 : Queen of Denmark 1766-1772 and Johann Struensee (1737-1772) -- Marie Antoinette, 1755-1793 : Queen of France 1774-1792 and Count Axel von Fersen (1755-1810) -- Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821 : As Napoleon I, Emperor of the French from 1804-1814 and for 3 months in the spring of 1815 and Marie, Countess Walewska (1786-1817) -- Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1786-1868 : ruled 1825-1848 and Lola Montez (1821-1861) -- George VI, 1895-1952 : ruled England 1936-1952 and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (1900-2002) -- Prince William of Wales (b. 1982) and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton (b. 1982).

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