Author: Pierre de Ségur
Title: La jeunesse du Maréchal de Luxembourg 1628-1668. Le Maréchal de Luxembourg et le Prince d’Orange 1668-1678. Le tapissier de Notre-Dame; les dernières années du Maréchal de Luxembourg 1678-1695. 3 volumes
Description: Paris n.d., VI+531+601+568 pages, Some portraits and maps. Three nice half-leather bindings, some page foxed, Biography of one of those many outstanding French war lords, by one of those many outstanding French historians. The enemy banners he conquered during his battles were brought to Paris and spread out in the Notre-Dame during the service of thanksgiving; their huge amount, covering the entire floor, gave rise spontaneously to his nickname: the “tapissier”, upholsterer of Notre Dame. Met veel waarderende aandacht voor een van Luxembourg’s belangrijkste slachtoffers, Nederland gedurende Rampjaar 1672, en voor zijn belangrijkste opponent, Prins Willem III van Oranje, de Koning-Stadhouder (code N-38)

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