Louis XIV
Subtitle: the other side of the sun
By: Prince Michael of Greece ; translated by Alan Sheridan.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9780060152178
Subjects: Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715; France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Other titles: Louis 14.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 411.
Translation of: Louis XIV : l'envers du soleil.
Genealogical table on lining papers.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: An unhappy father; title: An abandoned child; title: The struggle for power; title: The storm-tossed monarch; title: Mazarin's revenge; title: Love affair and marriage; title: Louis asserts himself; title: Mythical king and mythical state; title: Of wars and women; title: Upsets in the royal family; title: The French Goliath against the Dutch David; title: The mistress and the governess; title: Montespan's golden crown; title: Poison in the air; title: Out-and-out imperialism; title: Decor for a theatrical king; title: La Maintenon, the reluctant bride; title: General exasperation; title: The first troubles; title: "France is one great hospital"; title: Battles of will; title: Europe accedes, then fights back; title: Fire on all fronts; title: Defeats, intrigues and miseries; title: Louis' "Great Winter"; title: The incalculable consequences of a woman's affair; title: Unexpected reversals; title: Race against the clock; title: The senile sun