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Language
English
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Compares the lives of three royal matriarchs and their daughters, in a collection of histories that illuminates the disparities between Queen Isabella and Catherine of Aragon, Empress Maria Theresa and Marie Antoinette, and Queen Victoria and the Empress Frederick.
Author
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xxi, 616 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, a sovereign of uncommon strength and vision, the only woman ever to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg Empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters: lovely, talented Maria Christina, governor-general of the Austrian Netherlands; spirited Maria Carolina, the resolute queen of Naples; and the youngest, Marie Antoinette,...
Author
Publisher
Editorial El Ateneo
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1. ed.
Physical Desc
549 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Weaves together the stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria: Alejandra (Alexandra) (1872-1918), Matilde (Maud) (1869-1938), Sofi?a (Sophia) (1870-1932), Mari?a ("Missy") (1875-1938), and Victoria Eugenia (1887-1969). These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the 20th century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the...
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