Catherine de Medici
Renaissance Queen of France
Leonie Frieda
ISBN: | 9780060744939 |
Publisher: | Harper |
Published: | 31 March, 2006 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Catherine de Medici
Renaissance Queen of France
Leonie Frieda
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.
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