Title : The Venetian Queen - Sylvia Mazzeri de Alberti - book
Summary :
Catherine Cornaro, daughter of a noble merchant belonging to one of the oldest and most illustrious families of Venice, becomes queen when the King of Cyprus, having fallen in love with her portrait, asks for her hand in marriage. She soon discovers that, even in the "land of Venus," the purest loves cannot withstand the villainy of the court. Widowed after a year of marriage, proclaimed regent, she finds herself at the heart of a dangerous political game: the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Venice want to seize the island to fight against the Turks... Sylvia Mazzeri de Alberti restores in all its splendor the story of an incredible destiny.
- EAN: 9782290055434
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- Book in good condition
- The book matches the photo
