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Memoirs (1630-1680): Volume 25 Paperback - 2013
by Sophia of Hanover; Sean Ward (Editor); Sean Ward (Translator)
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- Title Memoirs (1630-1680): Volume 25
- Author Sophia of Hanover; Sean Ward (Editor); Sean Ward (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 206
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Iter Press
- Date 2013
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780772721488 / 0772721483
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Sophia, Mothers of kings and rulers - Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013496220
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Paperback / softback. New. Granddaughter of James I of England, Sophia (1630-1714) began life a penniless princess in exile. She ended it as electress dowager of Hanover, an emerging European power. Had she lived two months longer, she would have succeeded to the British crown before her son, George I. In keeping with Sophia's reputation as the era's "most entertaining woman," her memoirs, which she wrote in French, paint a captivating and often humorous portrait of her life as one of Europe's preeminent noblewomen and celebrities. They also recall, with insight and verve, her interactions with leading men and ladies (Charles II, Louis XIV, Queen Christina of Sweden) and long-forgotten bit players (cavaliers, concubines, clerics, and quacks). The memoirs, which recount the first fifty years of Sophia's life, appear here in English for the first time in their entirety. Their publication in this series is particularly timely, as it coincides with the three hundredth…
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