Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty by Joan Haslip
Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty

Joan Haslip

Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty

Joan Haslip

224 pages 1991

3 editions

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Born the illegitimate daughter of a monk and a seamstress, Madame du Barry rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of France. A courtesan, she became Louis XV's official mistress and was fêted as one of France's most...

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