Books on French Royals

"The Diaries of the Duc de San Simone"
"The Lettres of Mme. de Sevigne'
"The Diaries of the Duchesse D'Orleans"

....many more...

Full text of Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry!

"Death knows no secrets" by Nicky Eltz.

Eltz offers his book from the year 2000 on the internet. It is about the legend of Louis XVII survived and the "theory of substitution" of Madame Royale by one half-sister!

"Memoirs" by Marguerite de Valois, a.k.a Margot.


"Letters of Liselotte von der Pfalz"

"Catherine de Medicis" by Jean Orieux

" Las Reines de France au temps des Valois" (2 volumes) by Simone Bertière

"Las Reines de France au temps des Bourbons" (3 volumes) by Simone Bertière.


"Españolas, reinas de Francia" by Emilio Beladiez

'The Lost King of France' by Deborah Cadbury is wonderful and emotional book. I defy anyone to read it and not be a little upset by the end . . .  

    Epithaf for Kings by S. Gormant, so sorry about the spelling is a excellent book I remember reading many years ago, I loaned the book to a mate who never returned it   It is about the french monarchy - the reigns of Louis XV  and  Louis XV1 and Revolution, and the scandals of the French court, I am still looking for another copy in Australia. Regards Steve

At the moment I am reading a wonderful book called "Marie Antoinette:The Journey",by Antonia Fraser.

I've read that too - superb!

My recommendations:

Madame de Campan's memoirs are a must-read for anyone interested in Marie Antoinette.   Her book is not always easy to find, but it is well worth tracking down.   It has been published under different titles, I think.  My copy is titled "The Private Life of Marie Antoinette."

For the Empress Josephine, the Memoirs of Madame de Remusat are fascinating, as are the Memoirs of Madame Junot.  The novels of Marjorie Coryn, which are long out of print, unfortunately, are excellent.

If anyone wants to read about my favorite member of the French royal family, La Grande Mademoiselle, I would recommend her Memoirs, as well as Vita Sackville-West's biography, "Daughter of France."  

For information about the Affair of the Poisons during the reign of Louis XIV, Frances Mossiker's book is good.  I believe that Mossiker also wrote a book about the diamond necklace brouhaha that Marie Antoinette suffered through.    

If you are interested in the legend of the Ghosts of Versailles, Lucille Iremonger wrote a book about the incident.  Iremonger tends to dither about, but the book is still a good read.

Hope this helps....

 

    "Memoirs" Madame De La Tour Du Pin

      "Empress Innocence" M.E. Ravage

        "Marie Antionette"  Philippe Huisman & Mme. M. Jallut

         "Eugenie & Napoleon III" David Duff

"To the Scaffold" by Carolly Erikson...very light reading - okay but not nearly as good as Antonia Frazer!

"Napoleon & His Women" by Christopher Hibbert...really good!!

  
   Here are three that are interesting

    "The Memoirs Of Baroness Cecile De Courtot" Lady-In-Waiting  To The Princess de Lamballe,Princess of Savoy-Carignan.

   "The Dentist and the Empress,the Adventures of Dr.Tom Evans in Gas-Lit Paris" (He saved Eugenie and took her to England) by Gerald Carson

     "Last Letters Prisons & Prisoners Of The French Revolution" by Olivier Blanc, Marie Antionette's on down.

Memoirs of Louis XIV by The Duke of Saint-Simon.

Anyone could suggest me some title about Bourbon Dinasty? Thank you!

BTW, has anyone read 'the Valois' by Robert J Knecht? It's a great read.