1. The Double Standard in the Courts of Henri II and Louis XIV
... affairs whilst if a woman had one she would often be exiled from the court. One of the very few women in the court who was not a hypocrite was the Mademoiselle de Chartres, the Princess de Cleves. Virtually all members of the court participated in extra-marital affairs. This activity was not acceptable for women to participate and was publicly denounced but officially accepted for ... marriages however women had a slight more say. Kings would marry off there eldest son to princesses of other sovereignties to attempt to gain a foothold or strengthen their stance in the region. Such as in...
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