Rights for this book: Public domain in the USA. This edition is published by Project Gutenberg. Originally issued by Project Gutenberg on 2008-12-12. To support the work of Project Gutenberg, visit their Donation Page. This free ebook has been produced by GITenberg, a program of the Free Ebook Foundation. If you have corrections or improvements to make to this ebook, or you want to use the source files for this ebook, visit the book's github repository. You can support the work of the Free Ebook Foundation at their Contributors Page. Project Gutenberg's Political Women, Vol. 2 (of 2), by Sutherland Menzies This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Political Women, Vol. 2 (of 2) Author: Sutherland Menzies Release Date: December 12, 2008 [EBook #27506] Language: English *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POLITICAL WOMEN, VOL. 2 (OF 2) *** Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Emanuela Piasentini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net POLITICAL WOMEN. POLITICAL WOMEN. BY SUTHERLAND MENZIES, AUTHOR OF “ROYAL FAVOURITES,” ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. H ENRY S. K ING & C O ., 65, C ORNHILL , AND 12, P ATERNOSTER R OW , L ONDON 1873. [ All rights reserved. ] CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. BOOK V.— continued. PAGE CHAP. III. —The struggle between Condé and Turenne— Noble conduct of Mademoiselle de Montpensier— Fall of the Fronde 3 IV . —The Duke de Nemours slain in a duel by his brother-in- law Beaufort 12 V . —Triumph of Mazarin 16 BOOK VI. CHAP. I. —Closing scenes—Madame de Longueville 35 II. —Madame de Chevreuse 49 III. —The Princess Palatine 54 IV . —Madame de Montbazon 61 V . —Mademoiselle de Montpensier 69 VI. —The Wife of the Great Condé 80 PART II. The Duchess of Portsmouth 93 PART III. BOOK I. PRINCESS DES URSINS. CHAP. I. —Two ladies of the Bedchamber during the war of the Spanish Succession —Lady Churchill and the Princess des Ursins—Political motives for their elevation in England and Spain 127 II. —The Princess des Ursins—The married life of Anne de la Tremouille—She becomes the centre of contemporary politics in Rome 131 III. —Madame des Ursins aspires to govern Spain—Her manœuvres to secure the post of Camerara-Mayor 141 IV . —The Princess assumes the functions of Camerara-Mayor to the young Queen of Spain—An unpropitious royal wedding 148 V . —Onerous and incongruous duties of the Camerara-Mayor —She renders Marie Louise popular with the Spaniards— The policy adopted by the Princess for the regeneration of Spain—Character of Philip and Marie Louise—Two political systems combated by Madame des Ursins—She effects the ruin of her political rivals and reigns absolutely in the Councils of the Crown 161 VI. —The Princess makes a false step in her Statecraft—A blunder and an imbroglio 175