![]() ![]() The British biographer argues that despite Louis XIV's historical reputation as a sex fiend with a court teeming with mistresses, in fact he was a religious man who valued intelligence, wit and loyalty in his women. The traditions and structures that elevated Louis XIV would crash down on his great-great-great grandson.įraser's book focuses on the women who adored a monarch who clearly did not struggle with his self-esteem. It was the Sun King (1638-1715) who set himself up as the all-powerful constellation around which his court, his queen and his mistresses rotated. You could call Fraser's new book, Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King, a sort of prequel. ![]() In her new film Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola presents the doomed queen and King Louis XVI as mere humans crushed by a monarchy deformed by artificiality and ossified tradition.Ĭoppola's film is based on Antonia Fraser's 2001 biography, Marie Antoinette: The Journey. ![]()
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