Les cotillons célèbres by Emile Gaboriau
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"Les cotillons célèbres" by Émile Gaboriau is a historical novel published in 1861. This documentary-style work explores influential women who shaped the French monarchy, from Queen Frédégonde of the Frankish kingdom to the famous mistresses of Louis XIV and Louis XV's courts. Gaboriau examines figures like Agnès Sorel, Diane de Poitiers, and others who "feminized" French royalty through their power and influence, contributing to France's emerging national narrative during a period of
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| Author | Gaboriau, Emile, 1832-1873 |
|---|---|
| Title | Les cotillons célèbres |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Cotillons_c%C3%A9l%C3%A8bres |
| Contents | Les Maîtresses légendaires -- Agnès Sorel -- Les Amours de François Ier -- La comtesse de Chateaubriant -- La duchesse d'Etampes -- La belle Ferronnière -- Diane de Poitiers -- Marie Touchet -- Le Vert-Galant -- La belle Gabrielle -- Henriette d'Entragues -- Mademoiselle de Hautefort et mademoiselle de La Fayette. |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| Subject | Favorites, Royal -- France -- Biography |
| Subject | France -- Kings and rulers -- Paramours -- Biography |
| Subject | France -- Court and courtiers -- History |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 17105 |
| Release Date | Nov 19, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 13, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 510 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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