LEADER 03410nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910817365503321 005 20240418010745.0 010 $a0-300-19065-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300190656 035 $a(CKB)2670000000353109 035 $a(EBL)3421230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000872100 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12300868 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872100 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10831070 035 $a(PQKB)10728491 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157967 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421230 035 $a(DE-B1597)485632 035 $a(OCoLC)841809754 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300190656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4978846 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421230 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10694578 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485894 035 $a(OCoLC)923603409 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4978846 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL485911 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000353109 100 $a20120928d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aQueens and mistresses of Renaissance France /$fKathleen Wellman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-17885-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Agnès Sorel: The First Official Royal Mistress -- $t2. Anne of Brittany: The Limits and Prospects of a Queen -- $t3. The Women of the Court of Francis I: Wives and Mistresses, Sister and Mother -- $t4. Diane de Poitiers An Idealized Mistress -- $t5. Catherine de Medici King in All but Name -- $t6. Marguerite de Valois Scandalous Queen, Femme Savante -- $t7. Gabrielle d'Estrées Nearly a Queen -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aQueens$zFrance$vBiography 606 $aMistresses$zFrance$vBiography 606 $aRenaissance$zFrance 607 $aFrance$xKings and rulers$vBiography 607 $aFrance$xHistory$y15th century 607 $aFrance$xHistory$y16th century 615 0$aQueens 615 0$aMistresses 615 0$aRenaissance 676 $a944/.0209252 700 $aWellman$b Kathleen Anne$f1951-$01635054 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817365503321 996 $aQueens and mistresses of Renaissance France$93975622 997 $aUNINA