The Mancinis, relatives of the Late Cardinal Mazarin Philippe Julien Mancini, Duc de Nevers, patron of the arts and dabbler in the occult Marie Mancini, Princess of Colonna Olympe Mancini, Comtesse de Soissons Marie Anne Mancini, Duchesse de Bouillon Other family members of Madame de Montespan: The Duc de Vivonne, her brother Madame de Thianges, her sister The Abbess of Fontevrault, her sister Mademoiselle de Fontanges, the soon-to-be favorite The Marquise de Maintenon, at this time governess to the Marquise de Montespan’s children, later to become the last official mistress Children by the King: possibly two, unacknowledged. Her children by the King: Louise, dead at three Louis Auguste, Duc du Maine Louis César, Comte de Vexin, dead at eleven Louise Françoise, Mademoiselle de Nantes Louise Marie, Mademoiselle de Tours, dead at seven Françoise Marie, Mademoiselle de Blois Louis Alexandré, Comte de Toulouse In her household: Mademoiselle des Oeillets, confidential maid. The Marquise de Montespan, current mistress. Three children by the King, one dead in childhood. Official Mistresses of the King The Duchesse de La Vallière, former mistress, retired to a Carmelite convent. Historical Figures in The Oracle Glass Louis XIV, King of France, the “Sun King” Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Queen of France Philippe d’Orléans, “Monsieur,” younger brother of Louis XIV Elisabeth Charlotte of Bavaria, second wife of “Monsieur” XX 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Īlso by Judith Merkle Riley A Vision of Light In Pursuit of the Green Lion Previously published in 1994 in the UK by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Apart from well-known historical figures, any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious and used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems-except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews-without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. Cover design by Georgia Morrissey Cover photo © Mark Owen /Arcangel Images Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. Final fantasy xiv lodestone buttered toasty Patch#
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