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by Lisa Hilton

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In her superb new biography, Hilton chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman, known as "the real Queen of France," who reigned as official mistress to Louis XIV during the most glorious period of "the splendid century."

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As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV. With a lively narrative style that reads like fiction, Hilton reveals the woman behind the most dazzling days of the Sun King's reign. photos.

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  • Title Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France
  • Author Lisa Hilton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Back Bay Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2004-07-14
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780316778510 / 0316778516
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.51 x 5.52 x 0.95 in (21.62 x 14.02 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: French
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects France - History - Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Louis
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002073078
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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