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The La Trémoille family

The La Trémoille family

Stephens Whale, Winifred

Paperback

Business BiographiesGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9389169771
ISBN13: 9789389169775
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One family threads through centuries of French history, from feudal strongholds to the salons of kings. Names, places, power, and survival. Winifred Stephens Whale brings the La Tremoille family into sharp focus, assembling a family history book that reads with the drive of historical nonfiction biography while keeping the discipline of a complete genealogical reference. Across the rise of the La Tremoille dynasty, you will find clear lines of descent, aristocratic lineage and titles, and the shifting alliances that shaped French noble families. For readers drawn to medieval France nobility and the early modern French court, this is a guided tour of influence at its most personal. More than an enjoyable narrative, it stands as a European history reference for genealogy researchers and students, offering a dependable framework for noble house genealogies and a practical French heraldry guide to the signs and symbols that proclaimed rank. Whale writes with a keen eye for context, showing how dynastic marriage, war, and patronage altered the map of privilege, without losing sight of names and dates still. The book also carries cultural weight: it preserves the memory of a house whose fortunes mirror the making of France itself, and it remains invaluable to collectors of classic historical studies and anyone curious about how power is inherited, contested, and recorded. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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