BORN TO RULE: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria - Brossura

GELARDI, JULIA

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312324243 ISBN 13: 9780312324247

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2006

Riassunto

Traces the stories of five of Queen Victoria's most famous and powerful granddaughters, drawing on unpublished letters, memoirs, diplomatic documents, and interviews to reveal how their life events and marriages to reigning European monarchs directly influenced history. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Julia Gelardi was born in Manila, Philippines, and educated in the United States and Canada. An independent historian and author, she lives with her husband and two daughters in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Product Description:

"Born to Rule" tells the fascinating stories of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria: Alexandra, whose faith in Rasputin and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain's very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband's family with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII's daughter, independent Norway's reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II's much maligned sister, daughter of an Emperor and herself the mother of no less than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile. Rich in scope and detail, "Born to Rule" is a captivating collection of historical portraits.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312324243
• ISBN 13: 9780312324247
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 496