Madame De Maintenon Peter De Polnay Heron c1969

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Madame De Maintenon by Peter De Polnay

Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719) was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon. In 1684, Madame de Maintenon became first lady-in-waiting to the Dauphine, and in the winter of 1685-1686 she was married to the king in a private ceremony by François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, in the presence, it is believed, of Père la Chaise, the king’s confessor. Owing to the disparity in their social status, she could not marry the king openly and become queen, and the marriage was morganatic. No written proof of the marriage exists, but that it took place is nevertheless accepted by historians.

Features;

• Women Who Made History Series
• Publisher Heron Books, London; Undated c.1969
• Olive Green Faux Leather Hardback, 340 pp
• Superbly Illustrated Throughout
• Size 205 x 120mm, 650g

Condition: Very Good – No Inscriptions, Very Good Copy

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