Leonie Frieda
Swedish by birth, but educated in Britain, France and Germany, Leonie Frieda speaks five languages and is a member of the Institute of Linguists. She is the author of a bestselling biography of Catherine de Medici, and THE DEADLY SISTERHOOD: A STORY OF WOMEN, POWER AND INTRIGUE IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE and FRANCIS I: THE MAKER OF MODERN FRANCE. She lives in London and has two children. http://www.leoniefrieda.com/
Swedish by birth, but educated in Britain, France and Germany, Leonie Frieda speaks five languages and is a member of the Institute of Linguists. She is the author of a bestselling biography of Catherine de Medici, and THE DEADLY SISTERHOOD: A STORY OF WOMEN, POWER AND INTRIGUE IN THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE and FRANCIS I: THE MAKER OF MODERN FRANCE. She lives in London and has two children. http://www.leoniefrieda.com/ See less
Leonie Frieda's Featured Books
Leonie Frieda book reviews
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
excellent
by Lyle,J M, Feb 12, 2015
This is a good book in getting to know the De Medici family and how it influenced France and the rest of the world at that time. Read More
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
Very Interesting
by Jesseboy, Apr 26, 2012
Catherine de Medici was neither a great queen nor a good woman. The best thing you can say about her is that she loved her children (maybe too much) who were, to be sure, a worthless bunch (Queen ... Read More