Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France

As lovely and charming as she was shrewd and calculating, Athenais de Montespan became the most powerful noblewoman of her day by brilliantly manipulating her forbidden role as mistress of King Louis XIV. With a lively narrative style that reads like fiction, Hilton reveals the woman behind the most dazzling days of the Sun King's reign. photos.

Author: Lisa Hilton
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 07/14/2004
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.52w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9780316778510