Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Illustrations follow page viii
Introduction 3
1 Childhood, First Marriage, and Royal Governess, 1635-1680 22
2 Favourite Courtier and Secret Consort, 1680-1683 42
3 "Becoming Visible," 1684-1689 68
4 The Evolution of the Marquise's Métier, 1690-1695 96
5 The Eruption of the Quietist Controversy, 1695-1697 137
6 Quietism Vanquished, but Heresy Endures, 1697-1699 175
7 1700-1709, Part One: "Mother of the State" and "Protectress of the Realm" 214
8 1700-1709, Part Two: Queen of the Court and "Mother of the Church" 270
9 1709-1715, Part One: "La Toute Puissante," or Waning Influence? Domestic and International Affairs and Court Politics 315
10 1709-1715, Part Two: The "Universal Abbess" - Mortal Challenges and Jansenist Crises 348
Conclusion 386
Abbreviations 393
Notes 395
Bibliography 487
Index 517