Publisher's Synopsis
""The Life of Marie de Medicis V1"" is a biography written by Julia Pardoe that explores the life of the Queen of France, Marie de Medicis. The book takes readers on a journey through Marie's life, from her birth in Italy to her marriage to King Henry IV of France and her eventual reign as regent for her son, Louis XIII. Pardoe delves into the political and personal struggles that Marie faced throughout her life, including her difficult relationship with her husband and her ongoing power struggles with other members of the French court. The book also explores Marie's artistic and cultural contributions to France, including her patronage of artists such as Peter Paul Rubens. This well-researched and engaging biography offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of France's most influential queens.""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.
