The Serpent and the Moon

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The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.

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The Serpent and the Moon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
historical biography ⓘ
aboutPerson Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Henri II of France ⓘ
linked to: Henri II de France
author Princess Michael of Kent ⓘ
authorName Princess Michael of Kent ⓘ
authorTitle Princess ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
exploresTheme court intrigue ⓘ
marriage and adultery ⓘ
power and politics at the French court ⓘ
focusesOnRelationshipBetween Catherine de’ Medici and Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Henri II of France and Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Henri II de France

Henri II of France and Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
linked to: Diane de Poitiers
genre biography ⓘ
history ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Catherine de’ Medici ⓘ
Diane de Poitiers ⓘ
Henri II of France ⓘ
linked to: Henri II de France
narrativePerspective historical ⓘ
publisher Simon & Schuster ⓘ
settingPlace France ⓘ
settingTime 16th century ⓘ
subjectOccupation King of France ⓘ
Queen of France ⓘ
royal mistress ⓘ
topic 16th-century France ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ
love triangle ⓘ

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Princess Michael of Kent → notableWork → The Serpent and the Moon ⓘ
Cupid and the King → relatedWork → The Serpent and the Moon ⓘ
Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz → notableWork → The Serpent and the Moon ⓘ