Catherine de Medici

副标题: Renaissance Queen of France

ISBN: 9780060744939

出版社: Harper Perennial

出版年: 2006-03-01

页数: 464

定价: USD 15.95

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

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.