| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 217 pages) : genealogical table, maps |
| Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; The Memoirs of Hortense and Marie Mancini; Volume Editor's Bibliography; To M.*** [The Memoirs of Hortense Mancini]; The Truth in Its Own Light by Marie Mancini; Appendixes; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The memoirs of Hortense (1646-1699) and of Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, nieces of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin and members of the court of Louis XIV, represent the earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married--Marie had also fled the aftermath of her failed affair with the king--the sisters chose to leave their husbands for life on the road, a life quite rare for women of their day. Through their writings, the Mancinis sought to rehabilitate their reputations and reclaim the right to define their public images thems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699 -- Diaries
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Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715 -- Diaries
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| SUBJECT |
Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715 fast |
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Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699 fast |
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HISTORY.
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Courts and courtiers
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France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Sources
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France -- Court and courtiers -- Diaries
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| Subject |
France
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Diaries
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nelson, Sarah, 1961-
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Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699.
Mémoires. English
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Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715.
Apologie. English
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| LC no. |
2007050574 |
| ISBN |
9780226502809 |
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0226502805 |
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9786612070037 |
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661207003X |
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1282070037 |
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9781282070035 |
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