Catherine de Medici : Renaissance Queen of France

English

ISBN: 0060744936

EAN: 9780060744939

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Royalty/History / Europe / France/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 03/24/2006

Synopsis: Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.

Catherine de Medici : Renaissance Queen of France

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.04 inches

Width: 5.31 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 13.93 oz

Pages: 464