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A biographical narrative follows a French-born noblewoman who marries into English aristocracy and navigates family duties, estate life, and courtly culture. It details her lineage, religious and political tensions of the era, episodes of loyalty and controversy, domestic management at a great house, and wartime trials including sieges and legal disputes. Emphasis falls on personal resilience, duty to kin and crown, and the interplay of private devotion and public turbulence.

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Title: The life-story of Charlotte de la Trémoille, Countess of Derby

Author: Mary C. Rowsell

Release date: December 28, 2023 [eBook #72524]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd, 1905

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The Life-Story
 
of
 
Charlotte de la Trémoille
 
Countess of Derby


Charlotte de la Tremouille.

(Countess of Derby.)

From the painting by Vandyke.


The Life-Story
of
Charlotte de la Trémoille
Countess of Derby
By
Mary C. Rowsell
Author of
“The Friend of the People,” “Thorndyke Manor,” “Traitor or
Patriot?” “Love Loyal,” “Richard’s Play” (comedietta), etc. etc.
London
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd.
Dryden House, Gerrard Street, W.
1905