The Life of Marie de Medicis, Queen of France, Volume 1 by Miss Pardoe is a detailed biography of the Florentine princess who became consort of Henri IV and, after his assassination, regent of France during the minority of Louis XIII. Pardoe traces her marriage, her turbulent regency, and her long struggle with Cardinal Richelieu.
The book brings the politics and personalities of the early seventeenth-century French court vividly to life, from court intrigue to dynastic ambition. This first volume opens the story of a queen whose fortunes rose and fell dramatically. This free EPUB download presents the complete opening volume of the biography.