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Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II
by King of France consort of Henry IV Queen Marguerite, Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme, Mme. Du Hausset
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5 totalMEMOIRS AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLES OF THE COURTS OF EUROPE
INTRODUCTION
THE MEMOIRS OF MARGUERITE DE VALOIS - LETTER I
THE MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND OF MADAME DE POMPADOUR - ON MADAME DE POMPADOUR
THE MEMOIRS OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI
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Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France, Wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the Court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Wife of Henri II
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Produced by Robert J. Hall
Release date
2004-07-20
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Public domain in the USA.
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King of France consort of Henry IV Queen Marguerite
1553–1615
A princess of the powerful Valois dynasty who became queen by marrying Henry of Navarre, she lived at the center of some of the most dramatic conflicts of 16th-century France. Remembered as "Queen Margot," she left behind a life story shaped by court politics, religious war, and sharp intelligence.
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Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme
d. 1614
A sharp-eyed soldier and courtier who turned his memories of Renaissance France into vivid, gossipy prose, he remains one of the liveliest witnesses to court life in the late 1500s. His writings blend anecdote, character sketch, and firsthand observation in a way that still feels surprisingly immediate.
View all booksMme. Du Hausset
1713–1801
A close observer of life at the French court, this memoirist left a vivid account of Madame de Pompadour and the world around Louis XV. Her writing offers an intimate, ground-level view of power, favor, and daily life behind palace doors.
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