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The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives Of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, And Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin (2012)

by Elizabeth C. Goldsmith(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1586488899 (ISBN13: 9781586488895)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

PublicAffairs

review 1: Fascinating story about two adventurous, spirited women. Their uncle was the powerful Cardinal Mazarin, advisor to Louis XIV of France. One sister was Louis XIV's mistress before his marriage. Her sister was approached by the future Charles II of England for marriage. Both wound up in unhappy marriages. Their stories were legend and serve as discussion for marital separation and divorce and women's rights for many years after their deaths.
review 2: The biography of two sisters, Marie Mancini, Princess Colona, and her sister Hortence, Duchess Mazarin. Both were unhappy in arranged marriages in the time of Louis XIV (also known as the Sun King). Both fled thier husbands and spent the rest of thier lives fleeing from one countries court to another in an attempt... more to keep thier liberty. Both womens lives were well documented not only by themselves but as some of the first celebreties in the emerging journalism of the day. Also an interesting look at the rights of a women in an unhappy marriage of that time and the actions that could be taken against them. less

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