Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Agnès Sorel: The First Official Royal Mistress 25
7. 2. Anne of Brittany: The Limits and Prospects of a Queen 59
8. 3. The Women of the Court of Francis I: Wives and Mistresses, Sister and Mother 111
9. 4. Diane de Poitiers An Idealized Mistress 185
10. 5. Catherine de Medici King in All but Name 225
11. 6. Marguerite de Valois Scandalous Queen, Femme Savante 275
12. 7. Gabrielle d’Estrées Nearly a Queen 323
13. Conclusion 357
14. Notes 373
15. Index 421