03447nam 2200709Ia 450 991046293910332120200520144314.00-300-19065-410.12987/9780300190656(CKB)2670000000353109(EBL)3421230(SSID)ssj0000872100(PQKBManifestationID)12300868(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872100(PQKBWorkID)10831070(PQKB)10728491(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157967(MiAaPQ)EBC3421230(DE-B1597)485632(OCoLC)841809754(DE-B1597)9780300190656(MiAaPQ)EBC4978846(Au-PeEL)EBL3421230(CaPaEBR)ebr10694578(CaONFJC)MIL485894(OCoLC)923603409(Au-PeEL)EBL4978846(CaONFJC)MIL485911(EXLCZ)99267000000035310920120928d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrQueens and mistresses of Renaissance France[electronic resource] /Kathleen WellmanNew Haven Yale University Press20131 online resource (416 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-17885-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Agnès Sorel: The First Official Royal Mistress -- 2. Anne of Brittany: The Limits and Prospects of a Queen -- 3. The Women of the Court of Francis I: Wives and Mistresses, Sister and Mother -- 4. Diane de Poitiers An Idealized Mistress -- 5. Catherine de Medici King in All but Name -- 6. Marguerite de Valois Scandalous Queen, Femme Savante -- 7. Gabrielle d'Estrées Nearly a Queen -- Conclusion -- Notes -- IndexThis book tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses, beginning with Agnès Sorel, the first officially recognized royal mistress in 1444; including Anne of Brittany, Catherine de Medici, Anne Pisseleu, Diane de Poitiers, and Marguerite de Valois, among others; and concluding with Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henry IV's powerful mistress during the 1590s.Wellman shows that women in both roles-queen and mistress-enjoyed great influence over French politics and culture, not to mention over the powerful men with whom they were involved. The book also addresses the enduring mythology surrounding these women, relating captivating tales that uncover much about Renaissance modes of argument, symbols, and values, as well as our own modern preoccupations.QueensFranceBiographyMistressesFranceBiographyRenaissanceFranceFranceKings and rulersBiographyFranceHistory15th centuryFranceHistory16th centuryElectronic books.QueensMistressesRenaissance944/.0209252Wellman Kathleen Anne1951-1026611MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462939103321Queens and mistresses of Renaissance France2441610UNINA