My Alphabetical Biography List: Dawes, Sophie - floozy in the court of Louis XIII

Actually, techinically she wasn't a floozy in his court. He refused to receive her once he found out the trash that she was. She was a brash scheming wench, who was the mistress of the Prince de Condé. Eventually she completely overtook his life, and, eventually took his life. She was never charged, however, as she was under the new king's protection. She had made a deal with the new king that if he would receive her in court, she would guarantee that his son was named prince's heir in his will. And so it went.
The book was a tad long, but the judgemental, sexist, and classist attitude of the author made it enjoyable. It was hard to keep all the people straight, seeing as all members of the French royal family royalty were named Louis or Marie something, but I knew who the main people were. It was interesting to read.