The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence

The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV

Late in 1664, the musketeer Dâ‚¬Artagnan rode beside a carriage as it left Paris, carrying his friend Nicolas Fouquet to life imprisonment in a cell next door to the Man in the Iron Mask. From a glorious zenith as Louis XIVâ‚¬s first minister and Cardinal Mazarinâ‚¬s protÂ©gÂ© and eventual protector; builder of the stunningly opulent chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte; and patron of the arts and lover of beautiful women, Fouquet had suffered a wretched decline.
The story of the rise and fall of Nicolas Fouquet is both compelling and unforgettable. Charles Drazinâ‚¬s beautifully written and vivid account brings to life Fouquetâ‚¬s remarkable gains in fortune, influence, and power, as well as the lavish and hazardous world of the royal court in seventeenth-century France.
Country USA
Manufacturer Da Capo Press
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780306817571
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Man Who Outshone the Sun King: A Life of Gleaming Opulence and Wretched Reversal in the Reign of Louis XIV