Correspondance in dite de Mme. de Chateauroux avec Le Duc de Richelieu, Le Mar chal de Belle-Isle, Mm. Duverney, De Chavigni, Madame de Flavacourt et autres.

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ÒThough blamed for the decline of the monarchyÕs prestigeÉ[Madame de Cheauroux] upgraded the status of ma"tress en titre (official mistress) to an institution of state, setting the stage for her successors. The widow of the marquis de Tournelle, she made use of her charms under the tutelage of the duc de Richelieu, her cousin and counselor in the game for power. She requested financial allowances, legitimization of any children she might bear the king, and the dismissal from the royal court of her eldest sister, Mme. de MaillyÉ[her] growing ambitions made her instrumental in RichelieuÕs martial politics. Frederick the Great considered her a stabilizing agent in Franco-Prussian relationsÉÓ Sartori, The Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature). Two volumes in one, twelvemo. xx, 218, 4 (ads); [4], 286, [1] pp. Half later nineteenth-century calf over marbled boards, gilt spine. Occasional light foxing, a few short marginal tears. A very good copy. First edition of the correspondence of Louis XVÕs mistress (1717-1744), edited by Marie-Armande-Jeanne Gacon-Dufour (1753-1835). N° de ref. del artículo 16547

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