Meet the Cleves sisters and the people who made their lives. If you’ve read the Three Graces Trilogy, you’ll find several familiar names Youngest sister, Marie, is the Princess de Conde. While the title may sound impressive, the marriage (and the husband who came with it) was not. Marie tries valiantly to keep her arraigned
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A short life and a romance to boot. For such a short life (sorry, spoilers!), Marie of Cleves had more adventure than most women of the 16th century. Marie’s life peaked my interest from the first when I read her Wikipedia article. When I read that she and her husband were given the choice to
In case you weren’t aware, the women on the covers of the Three Graces Trilogy are not the actual Cleves sisters. I’d love to be able to say that was due to plain laziness, but the reason not to feature them on the covers was a practical one. Consider their portraits: This is the only
This series started out as a short, short story. Once I started to write it, it mushroomed into this amazing series. I’m thankful that it grew, but it took a lot of hard work to bring it to life. Before you go, grab a FREE copy of Safe in My Arms, a Three Graces story
It’s hard to imagine the world of the Cleves sisters, so I’ve given you a pictorial guide. You know you love a good Printerest board. I’ve assembled images of the sisters, mostly their portraits by Clouet, along with images of their homes, what remains of the landscape from 16th century France, and the people who