The Life Of Marie De Medicis, Vol. 1

By Julia Pardoe

Book Overview

The Life of Marie de Medicis V1 is a historical biography written by Julia Pardoe. The book chronicles the life and reign of Marie de Medicis, who was the Queen consort of France during the seventeenth century. Marie de Medicis was a member of the powerful Medici family of Italy, and she married King Henry IV of France in 1600. The book covers Marie's early life in Italy, her marriage to Henry IV, her role as queen consort, and her regency after the death of her husband. Pardoe provides a detailed account of Marie's political and personal life, including her relationships with her children and her struggles with the French nobility. The book also examines the cultural and artistic achievements of Marie's reign, including the construction of the Luxembourg Palace and the founding of the Acad�����mie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Overall, The Life of Marie de Medicis V1 offers a fascinating insight into the life of one of the most influential women in French history.The consciousness that she was sacrificing her daughter by thus bestowing her hand upon the sovereign of a petty kingdom might perhaps have deterred Catherine, had she not already decided upon the means by which the bonds of so unequal an alliance might be rent assunder; and it is even possible that the hatred which she bore to the reformed faith would in itself have sufficed to render such an union impossible, had not the crafty and compunctionless spirit by which she was animated inspired her with a method which would more than expiate the temporary sin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419169750
• ISBN13: 9781419169755
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"