Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

Type

Book

Authors

Leonie Frieda

ISBN 10

0060744936

ISBN 13

9780060744939

Tags

France, Royalty, Italy

Description

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. - from Amzon

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