Athenais: The Life of Louis XIV's Mistress, the Real Queen of France Hardcover IN CELL WRAPPED DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK - BOOK SIZE 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 - COPYRIGHT 2002- FIRST US EDITION

by Lisa Hilton (Author....A lively biography of AthTnans de Montespan, the powerful mistress of France's King Louis XIV, reveals the woman behind the throne of the Sun KIng, discussing her remarkable influence on the political and cultural events of the era, her sensational rise to power, and the accusations that led to her fall from grace