Queens and mistresses of Renaissance France /
Wellman, Kathleen Anne,1951-
William McKean Brown Memorial Publication Fund.
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of William McKean Brown"--T.p. verso.
Agnès Sorel: the first official royal mistress -- Anne of Brittany: the limits and prospects of a queen -- The women of the court of Francis I: wives and mistresses, sister and mother -- Diane de Poitiers: an idealized mistress -- Catherine de Medici: king in all but name -- Marguerite de Valois: scandalous queen, femme savante -- Gabrielle d'Estrées: nearly a queen.
Queens
Mistresses
Renaissance