Title : The Princess Exchange - Chantal Thomas - book

Summary :

In 1721, Philippe d'Orléans was Regent of France. The exercise of power was enjoyable, and he took a liking to it. Then a brilliant idea arose in his head: to propose to Philippe V of Spain a marriage between Louis XV, aged eleven, and the very young Infanta, Anna Maria Victoria, aged four – who would therefore not be able to give birth for a decade… And he didn't stop there: he also proposed to give his daughter, Mlle de Montpensier, as a wife to the young Prince of Asturias, future heir to the throne of Spain, to strengthen his position and consolidate the end of the conflict with the large neighbor.

The reaction in Madrid was enthusiastic, and things quickly fell into place. The exchange of princesses took place in early 1722, with great pomp and ceremony, on a small island in the middle of the Bidasoa River, the river that served as the border between the two kingdoms. Everything could be going well. But nothing would go as planned...

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