Letters from Liselotte

Letters from Liselotte Elisabeth-Charlotte, Princess Palatine and Duchess of Orléans, "Madame" 1652-1722

Married in 1672, at 19, to Louis XIV's bisexual brother, the Duke of Orleans, Liselotte began her voluminous and fascinating correspondence from the Court of Versailles which she continued until her death 50 years later, making her the greatest chronicler of her day.
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