. The seven richest heiresses of France. The Seven RichestHeiresses of France By The Count de Soissons With Photogravure and Twenty-five Other Portraits. London John Long, Limited Norris Street, HaymarketMCMXI c W^S^f Preface Up to the Eighteenth Century Germany andFrance were the promised lands of those Italiansand Swiss, who did not like to stay in their owncountries, but preferred to seek a brilliant careerat the Courts of foreign kings and princes. The fact was that there were many men,ready to give themselves up, body and soul, formaterial gain, who left their countries with theirhearts f
. The seven richest heiresses of France. The Seven RichestHeiresses of France By The Count de Soissons With Photogravure and Twenty-five Other Portraits. London John Long, Limited Norris Street, HaymarketMCMXI c W^S^f Preface Up to the Eighteenth Century Germany andFrance were the promised lands of those Italiansand Swiss, who did not like to stay in their owncountries, but preferred to seek a brilliant careerat the Courts of foreign kings and princes. The fact was that there were many men,ready to give themselves up, body and soul, formaterial gain, who left their countries with theirhearts filled with hope, and returned home withwealth, titles and orders ; or, who did not returnbut induced their poor relations to join them, thatthey might also become rich and powerful. The purpose of this book is to narrate theextraordinary career of that famous Italian,Mazarin, who came to France poor and relativelyunknown, but nevertheless became a Prince of theChurch, ruled over the country omnipotently bysmiles, flatteries, promises, flexibility and personalcharms ; and acquired—for those times—the enor-mous wealth of a hundred millions in go
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