The Secret Letters of a Queen

The seven nieces of cardinal mazarin, became known as the mazarinettes. They were all charming and pretty and distinctly italian. In french court, where blonde beauties had dominated the social scene, the girls caught the eyes of several admirers. But then marie fell in love with the young king louis the fourteenth. He was just a year older than her, 20 at the time, and the feeling was absolutely mutual. The two were besotted with one another; they comforted each other with the fantasy that they would get married and live together forever as king and queen.