Description
Quimera, Lisboa [Published date: 2002]. Softcover, 247 pp; illustrated with black and white portraits and reproductions ; 23 cm. Third edition. Text in Portuguese.
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In very good condition. Light shelfwear to covers, binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. Eduardo Nobre examines ten love affairs involving members of the Portuguese royal family from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Episodes include Dom Joao, Principe Regente; Dona Isabel Maria and Dona Ana de Jesus Maria; Dom Pedro de Alcantara; Dona Maria II; Dom Pedro V; Dom Fernando II; Dom Luis de Braganca; Dom Carlos de Braganca; Dom Manuel II; and Dom Afonso de Braganca. The book reveals how private passions intersected with political power, offering insight into royal scandals, forbidden marriages, and court intrigue. Contents include: Os despojos da paixao; Amores ocultos de duas infantas reais; O imperio dos sentidos; Tres casamentos e um funeral; As tentacoes de um rei virgem; A cantora condessa; To be or not to be; A filha do jardineiro; A amante pouco secreta; A americana intranquila.