The kings' mistresses
Subtitle: the liberated lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and her sister, Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
By: Elizabeth C. Goldsmith
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781586488895; 9781586488901
Subjects: Mistresses; Social life and customs; Court and courtiers; Women; Biography; Relations with women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical prologue; title: The cardinal's nieces at the court of France; title: The Duchess Mazarin; title: Marie's Rome; title: A runaway duchess; title: On the road; title: Savoy and beyond; title: Hortense's London; title: Madrid; title: Divorce; title: "Dust and ashes".