Memoirs of Elizabeth Farnesio, the present Queen dowager of Spain. Containing her intrigues and ambitious views, from the Year 1714, in which she was married to Philip V. King of Spain, till the year 1746, in which that Monarch died. Together With the Alarms occasioned in several Courts of Europe, and the Civil Wars attempted to be kindled by her Means, in England and France; With her Famous Scheme for carrying the Duke of Orleans Prisoner from Versailles to Segovia, and many other Important Passages not known in the Histories of those Times. Translated from a Spanish manuscript.

People / Organizations

• Certain banished marquis. (Author)
• Thomas Gardner ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed by T. Gardner, and sold at his printing-office, at Cowley's - Head, opposite St. Clement's-Church, in the Strand, 1746.

Publication year

1746-1746

ESTC No.

T155072

Grub Street ID

198957

Description

[4],100p. ; 8⁰

Note

With a half-title.

A reissue in the same year, with a cancel titlepage, has the author statement: "by a certain banished Marquis".

Uncontrolled note

CaQMM reports half-title