Political Women, Vol. 2Menzies, Sutherland, active 1840-1883
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Political Women, Vol. 2
Menzies, Sutherland, active 1840-1883
Women -- Biography; Women in politics -- Biography
CHATILLON, Isabelle Angelique de Montmorency-Bouteville, Duchess de,
visits Nemours when wounded under various disguises, 4;
Conde not the only rival Nemours had to contend with, 4;
her condescension towards Cambiac, an intriguing, licentious
priest, 4;
procures her an enormous legacy from the Princess-Dowager de
Conde, 4;
Vineuil makes himself very agreeable to her, 5;
meeting her after the combat of St. Antoine, Conde shows by his
countenance how much he despises her, 12;
is unable longer to counterbalance the counsels and influence of
Madame de Chevreuse, 14;
her shameful league with La Rochefoucauld against Madame de
Longueville, 38.
CHEVREUSE, Marie de Rohan, Duchess de. She ultimately becomes resigned
to Mazarin, 19;
warmly welcomes the return of the cardinal, 20;
summary of her political career, 49;
her elevated position side by side with Richelieu and Mazarin, 49;
her "marriage of conscience" with the Marquis de Laigues, 50;
marries her grandson, the Duke de Chevreuse, to Colbert's
daughter, 52;
survives all whom she had either loved or hated, 52;
dies in obscurity at Gagny, 53.
CHOISY, Count de, enamoured of Madame de Chatillon, is bent on
fighting a duel about her with the Marquis de la Boulay, 5.
CHURCHILL, Arabella, mistress of the Duke of York, obtains her brother
John (afterwards Duke of Marlborough) a pair of colours in the
Guards, 208.
CLEVELAND, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, violently enamoured of the
handsome John Churchill, 209;
presents him with 5000_l._ for his daring escape from the window of
her apartment, 209;
Buckingham raises up a rival to her in the King's affections in
Louise Querouaille, 108.
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