Seven Splendid Sinners

This book is about the duchesse de Châteauroux (1717-1744), Ehrengard Melusina von der Schulenburg, duchess of Kendal (1667?-1743). Catherine II, empress of Russia (1729-1796), Elizabeth Chudleigh, duchess of Kingston (1720-1788), the comtesse de Lamotte (1756-1791), The duchesse de Polignac (1749-1793) and Lola Montez (1818-1861).