Bibliograph

Catherine de Medici, Renaissance queen of France, Leonie Frieda

Type

Label

Catherine de Medici, Renaissance queen of France, Leonie Frieda

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [406]-410) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Catherine de Medici

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Leonie Frieda

Sub title

Renaissance queen of France

Summary

A portrait of the Renaissance-era queen of France which seeks to reveal her skills as a ruler in spite of her violent reputation, describing the power politics that marked her rule, and her talents as a strategist and conspirator

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Creator