The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and the Regency
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and the Regency
by Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d' Orleans
Being the Secret Memoirs of the Mother of the Regent,
MADAME ELIZABETH-CHARLOTTE OF BAVARIA, DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS.
BOOK 1.
PREFACE.
The Duchesse d'Orleans, commonly though incorrectly styled the Princess of Bavaria, was known to have maintained a very extensive correspondence with her relations and friends in different parts of Europe. Nearly eight hundred of her lette ...