Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France
โ Scribed by Hilton, Lisa
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780316030458
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โฆ Synopsis
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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