02664cam a2200433u 4500 70158536 OCoLC 20250702161503.0 ta 110216s2006 nyuaf b 001 0beng 2006044674 0385509848 26.95 9780385509848 (OCoLC)70158536 DLC DLC BAKER GK8 JZ6 C#P VP@ BUR IG# IXA BTCTA YDXCP CTM AJM pcc e-fr--- CTMA DC129 .F73 2006 944/.033092 B 22 Fraser, Antonia, 1932- 21206 Love and Louis XIV : the women in the life of the Sun King / Antonia Fraser. Love and Louis the fourteenth 1st U.S. ed. New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, c2006. xxviii, 388 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-355) and index. The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishments and follies, exploring in detail his intimate relationships with women. The king's mother, Anne of Austria, had been in a childless marriage for 22 years before she gave birth to Louis XIV. A devout Catholic, she instilled in her son a strong sense of piety and fought successfully for his right to absolute power. In 1660, Louis married his first cousin, Marie-Thřs̈e, in a political arrangement. While unfailingly kind to the official "Queen of Versailles," Louis sought others to satisfy his romantic and sexual desires. Fraser weaves insights into the nature of women's religious lives--as well as such practical matters as contraception--into her sweeping portrait of the king, his court, and his ladies.- -From publisher description. Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 Relations with women. 21207 Favorites, Royal France. 21208 France Kings and rulers Biography. 21209 France Kings and rulers Paramours. 21210 France History Louis XIV, 1643-1715. 21211 France Moral conditions History 17th century. 21212 Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/ fy0701/2006044674-s.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006044674-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0661/2006044674-d.html ddc BOOK 2590 2590 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B LOUI 18155 2016-10-26 26.95 2016-10-26 BOOK