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- catalog abstract "In 1730 nine-year-old Jeanne-Antoinette de La Motte was taken to see a fortuneteller: the child, prophesied Madame Lebon, would become mistress to the king. It was an extraordinary suggestion for the daughter of a femme galante with a doubtful reputation but the child became Madame de Pompadour, lover of Louis XV, and for nearly twenty years her life was dedicated solely to serving the king. Madame de Pompadour was born in 1721. Though beautiful and vivacious, with her father exiled in disgrace after the fall of the Regent, her outlook seemed unpromising. But Le Normant de Tournehem, a successful 'friend' of her mother, saw her potential, and arranged for her to be cultured and educated in the ways of society. Soon she was welcome at the salons of the famous. Then, reputedly at a ball, she met the king. Within months she was installed at Versailles. This engagingly written biography of Madame de Pompadour, the first in English for over thirty years, vividly recreates the life of one of the most enigmatic and powerful women of her time. Set against a background of the politics and culture of pre-Revolutionary France, it reveals both the limitations and the extent of status and power open to women in eighteenth-century Europe.".
- catalog contributor b12003384.
- catalog coverage "France Court and courtiers History 18th century.".
- catalog coverage "France History Louis XV, 1715-1774.".
- catalog coverage "France Kings and rulers Mistresses Biography.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description "Fit for a King -- Superstition and Secrecy -- The Encyclopedie -- Madame d'Etiolles -- Maitresse en Titre -- Voltaire -- Pompadour's Houses -- Versailles -- Portraits of Pompadour -- Le Parc aux Cerfs -- War, Treachery and the Power Game -- In Search of Pompadour -- Pompadour as Letter Writer.".
- catalog description "In 1730 nine-year-old Jeanne-Antoinette de La Motte was taken to see a fortuneteller: the child, prophesied Madame Lebon, would become mistress to the king. It was an extraordinary suggestion for the daughter of a femme galante with a doubtful reputation but the child became Madame de Pompadour, lover of Louis XV, and for nearly twenty years her life was dedicated solely to serving the king.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182) and index.".
- catalog description "Madame de Pompadour was born in 1721. Though beautiful and vivacious, with her father exiled in disgrace after the fall of the Regent, her outlook seemed unpromising. But Le Normant de Tournehem, a successful 'friend' of her mother, saw her potential, and arranged for her to be cultured and educated in the ways of society. Soon she was welcome at the salons of the famous. Then, reputedly at a ball, she met the king. Within months she was installed at Versailles.".
- catalog description "This engagingly written biography of Madame de Pompadour, the first in English for over thirty years, vividly recreates the life of one of the most enigmatic and powerful women of her time. Set against a background of the politics and culture of pre-Revolutionary France, it reveals both the limitations and the extent of status and power open to women in eighteenth-century Europe.".
- catalog extent "224 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0750923385".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stroud : Sutton,".
- catalog spatial "France Court and courtiers History 18th century.".
- catalog spatial "France History Louis XV, 1715-1774.".
- catalog spatial "France Kings and rulers Mistresses Biography.".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "944/.034/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "DC135.P8 C69 2000".
- catalog subject "Favorites, Royal France Biography.".
- catalog subject "Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 Relations with women.".
- catalog subject "Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fit for a King -- Superstition and Secrecy -- The Encyclopedie -- Madame d'Etiolles -- Maitresse en Titre -- Voltaire -- Pompadour's Houses -- Versailles -- Portraits of Pompadour -- Le Parc aux Cerfs -- War, Treachery and the Power Game -- In Search of Pompadour -- Pompadour as Letter Writer.".
- catalog title "Madame de Pompadour : sex, culture and the power game / Margaret Crosland.".
- catalog type "text".