Title: Amantes dos Reis de Portugal
First published: 2008
Description: Behind the official history of the Portuguese kings and their marriages with princesses from all Europe lies a story of passions, illegitimate children and illicit love that has never been told. Ladies-in-waiting, prostitutes, slaves, lyrical singers, actresses or peasant women, all had the attentions and the favors of the Portuguese kings. If Madame Pompadour gained status as mistress in the French court of King Louis XV, few are the lovers of Portuguese kings who became known in history. Here are some of their stories...
Subjects: Portugal, History, lovers, king, queen, prince, princess, royalty, Biography, Kings and rulers, Paramours
Places: Lisbon, Coimbra, Sintra, Guimarães, Portugal, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
People: king Afonso Henriques of Portugal, king Dinis of Portugal, king John V of Portugal, king Joseph I of Portugal, king Peter IV of Portugal, Peter I of Brazil, king Carlos I of Portugal
Time periods: 1139-1910
LC classification: DP536.1 .L68 2008