Wellman, Kathleen.

Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (448 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: Agnès Sorel: The First Official Royal Mistress -- TWO: Anne of Brittany: The Limits and Prospects of a Queen -- THREE: The Women of the Court of Francis I: Wives and Mistresses, Sister and Mother -- FOUR: Diane de Poitiers: An Idealized Mistress -- FIVE: Catherine de Medici: King in All but Name -- SIX: Marguerite de Valois: Scandalous Queen, Femme Savante -- SEVEN: Gabrielle d'Estrées: Nearly a Queen -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.

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Queens -- France -- Biography.
Mistresses -- France -- Biography.
Renaissance -- France.
France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
France -- History -- 15th century.
France -- History -- 16th century.


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