The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of - medicalbooks.filipinodoctors.org

Show more pictures

The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of

Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
ISBN 0306817578
EAN: 9780306817571
Category: Hardcover (United States)
Price: $36.11  (Customer Reviews)
Dimension: 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.25 inches
Shipping Wt: 1.25 pounds. FREE Shipping (Details)
Availability: In Stock
Buy From Amazon

Product Description

Late in 1664, the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a carriage as it left Paris, carrying his friend Nicolas Fouquet to life imprisonment in a cell next door to the Man in the Iron Mask. From a glorious zenith as Louis XIV's first minister and Cardinal Mazarin's protégé and eventual protector; builder of the stunningly opulent chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte; and patron of the arts and lover of beautiful women, Fouquet had suffered a wretched decline.

The story of the rise and fall of Nicolas Fouquet is both compelling and unforgettable. Charles Drazin's beautifully written and vivid account brings to life Fouquet's remarkable gains in fortune, influence, and power, as well as the lavish and hazardous world of the royal court in seventeenth-century France.


Buy From Amazon

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought




*If this is not the "The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link.  Details were last updated on Nov 16, 2024 04:57 +08.