Catherine de Medici Renaissance Queen of France

Name: Catherine de Medici Renaissance Queen of France
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ISBN: 9780060744939

ISBN-10: 0060744936

ISBN-13: 9780060744939

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Authors: Leonie Frieda

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Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Illustrations


Maps, Family Trees


Principal Characters


Introduction and Acknowledgements


Author's Note


Prologue: Death of a King 1559





Orphan of Florence 1519-33


'The Greatest Match in the World' 1515-34


A Barren Wife 1533-47


The Eclipsed Consort 1547-49


Catherine's Growing Importance 1548-59





An Uneasy Partnership 1559-60


'Gouvernante de France' 1560-62


The First Religious War 1562-64


The Grand Tour 1564-66


Conciliator No Longer 1566-70


Margot's Marriage Is Arranged 1570-72


The Massacre 1572


The Last Years of Charles IX 1572-74


Henri III, King of France 1574-76


Alencon's Treachery 1576-84


Hope Dies 1584-88


So Perish the Race of the Valois 1589-1615


Conclusion


Source Notes


Bibliography


Index