Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Peter I of Portugal & Inês de Castro -- Shah Jahan & Mumtaz Mahal -- Catherine the Great & Grigory Potemkin -- Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette -- Napoleon Bonaparte & Joséphine de Beauharnais -- Ludwig I of Bavaria & Lola Montez -- Victor Emmanuel II & Rosa Vercellana -- Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria, & Baroness Mary Vetsera -- Nicholas II & Alexandra -- Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson -- Prince Rainier III & Grace Kelly -- King Hussein of Jordan & Lisa Halaby -- Prince William & Catherine Middleton -- Prince Harry & Meghan Markle.
Summary:
"... tells the true love stories of 14 [royal] couples, providing a fascinating retelling of royal romance over the last seven centuries. Touching, absorbing, and tragic by turns, these stories bring glamor and contradictions of royalty vividly to life"--Jacket flap.
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