Book Cover Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope

of Eleanor Herman (Goodreads Author)

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Description

Eleanor Herman, the talented author of the New York Times bestselling Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen goes behind the sacred doors of the Catholic Church in Mistress of the Vatican, a scintillating biography of a powerful yet little-known woman whose remarkable story is ripe with secrets, sex, passion, and ambition. For almost four centuries this astonishing story of a woman’s absolute power over the Vatican has been successfully buried—until now.

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History History Nonfiction Biography Italy Religion Historical European History Womens Biography Memoir 17th Century

Main Characters

Olimpia Maidalchini Pope Innocent X Cardinal Alessandro Bichi Cardinal Sforza Pallavicino

Book Details

  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 452 pages
  • Publisher William Morrow
  • Publication Date August 12th 2008
  • First Publication 10/30/08
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780061245558
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category History & Politics
  • Scenario []

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