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Paperback The Creation of the French Royal Mistress: From Agnès Sorel to Madame Du Barry Book

ISBN: 0271085983

ISBN13: 9780271085982

The Creation of the French Royal Mistress: From Agnès Sorel to Madame Du Barry

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Kings throughout medieval and early modern Europe had extraconjugal sexual partners. Only in France, however, did the royal mistress become a quasi-institutionalized political position. This study explores the emergence and development of the position of French royal mistress through detailed portraits of nine of its most significant incumbents: Agn s Sorel, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Diane de Poitiers, Gabrielle d'Estr es, Fran oise Louise de...

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