Queen of Versailles: Madame de Maintenon, First Lady of Louis XIV's France 9780228004318
An intriguing portrait of the life and court career of the Sun King's secret wife, Françoise d'Aubigné. The
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Table of contents :
Cover
QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Illustrations
Introduction
1 Childhood, First Marriage, and Royal Governess, 1635–1680
2 Favourite Courtier and Secret Consort, 1680–1683
3 “Becoming Visible,” 1684–1689
4 The Evolution of the Marquise’s Métier, 1690–1695
5 The Eruption of the Quietist Controversy, 1695–1697
6 Quietism Vanquished, but Heresy Endures, 1697–1699
7 1700–1709, Part One: “Mother of the State” and “Protectress of the Realm”
8 1700–1709, Part Two: Queen of the Court and “Mother of the Church”
9 1709–1715, Part One: “La Toute Puissante,” or Waning Influence? Domestic and International Affairs and Court Politics
10 1709–1715, Part Two: The “Universal Abbess” – Mortal Challenges and Jansenist Crises
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
