Louis XIV et Marie Mancini d'après de nouveaux documents

The author reconstructs the royal love affair between Louis XIV and Marie Mancini and situates it amid three rival marriage plans involving the Savoy princess and the Spanish Infanta as well as the eventual union with Marie-Thérèse. Drawing on unpublished letters and archival copies from Mazarin's and state collections, the narrative traces how personal passion intersected with dynastic diplomacy, the cardinal's resistance, and high-stakes negotiations, presenting a chronology of proposals, countermoves, and the correspondence that shaped the outcome. The text combines documentary excerpts, critical commentary, and variant readings to illuminate political tensions beneath courtly romance.