Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels

Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels (French: Angélique, Marquise des Anges) is a 1956 novel by Anne Golon & Serge Golon, the first novel in Angélique series. Inspired by the life of Suzanne de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, known as the Marquise du Plessis-Bellière.

Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels
First edition
AuthorAnne Golon & Serge Golon
Original titleAngélique, Marquise des Anges
TranslatorRita Barisse
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SeriesAngélique
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherTrévise & Colbert
Publication date
1956
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Followed byAngélique and the King 

Angélique's marriage to Jeoffrey de Peyrac is thought to be parallel to that of the daughter of Madame de Sévigné, Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné to the Comte de Grignan.

In 1964, it was adapted into a film by the same title.

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