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Christopher Willis Gortner

Christopher Willis Gortner was an American author of historical fiction, including the novels The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici, and the Spymaster Trilogy.

Background
Gortner was born in 1964, in Washington D.C. (USA) and raised in Málaga (Spain). He was half-Spanish by birth. His family moved back to the U.S. when he was in his teens. He held a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Masters of Fine Arts in Writing with a concentration in Renaissance Studies from the New College of California. Gortner lived in Northern California. ==Books==
Books
The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles: • The Secret Lion Heliographica Press (2004) • : in 2011 released as The Tudor Secret with an additional scene (St. Martin's Press, ) • The Tudor Conspiracy St. Martin's Press, , (2013) • The Tudor Vendetta St. Martin's Press, (2014) • The Last Queen: A Novel Ballantine Books, , (2008), the history of Joanna of CastileThe Confessions of Catherine De Medici: A Novel Ballantine Books, , (2010), the history of Catherine de' Medici • ''The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile'' Ballantine Books, , (2012), the history of Isabella I of CastileMademoiselle Chanel: A Novel William Morrow and Company, , (2015), the history of Coco ChanelThe Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia Ballantine Books, (2016), the history of Lucrezia BorgiaMarlene: A Novel of Marlene Dietrich William Morrow and Company (2016), the history of Marlene DietrichThe Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Ballantine Books (2018) the history of Maria FeodorovnaThe First Actress. A Novel of Sarah Bernhardt Ballantine Books (2020), the history of Sarah BernhardtThe American Adventuress: A Novel, William/HarperCollins (2022), the history of Jennie Jerome ChurchillThe Saint Laurent Muse: A Novel, William Morrow Paperbacks (2025), the history of friendship between Loulou de La Falaise and Yves St Laurent ==External links==
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