Anne and Louis: Passion and Politics in Early Renaissance

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Anne and Louis: Passion and Politics in Early Renaissance France: The First Years of Anne of Brittany's Marriage to Louis XII (Anne of Brittany Series)

France admired her but Brittany loved her. Just as Louis did.Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is the love of King Louis XII of Franceâ€™s life. Too bad heâ€™s already married.While his annulment proceedings create Europeâ€™s most sensational scandal of 1498, Anne returns to Brittany to take back control of her duchy that her late husband, Charles VIII, King of France, had wrested from her. At age twenty-one, Anne is sovereign ruler of Brittany as well as Europeâ€™s most wealthy widow. But can she maintain Brittanyâ€™s independence from France if she accepts Louisâ€™ offer to make her Queen of France once more?With Italian arrivals to the French court from Cesare Borgia to NiccolÃ² Machiavelli, Anne and Louisâ€™ story unfolds as the feudal era gives way to the dawn of the Renaissance. Their love for each other tested by conflicting duties to their respective countries, the two rulers struggle to navigate a collision course that will reshape the map of sixteenth-century Europe.Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series, the gripping tale of a larger than life queen.
Country USA
Brand Renaissance Editions
Manufacturer Renaissance Editions
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780984790685
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Renaissance Editions
Manufacturer	Renaissance Editions
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780984790685
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Anne and Louis: Passion and Politics in Early Renaissance France: The First Years of Anne of Brittany's Marriage to Louis XII (Anne of Brittany Series)

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