The court of Versailles and French high society through the words of those who were there between 1682 and 1789.
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29 August 1741
From the Memoirs of the Duc de Luynes
On this day, news of an imperial death in Brussels reaches Versailles. Writing on 30 August, our diarist says:
28 August 1769
On this day, a Monday, Louis XV writes from Compiègne to the Duke of Parma:
“My dear grandson,
What is this pain in the breast that your wife has? Does she have large breasts? It is said that she is thin. Do you find her pretty? It seems...
27 August 1689
From the Journal of the Marquis de Dangeau
On this day, several courtiers are on their way to the bedside of a wounded officer:
26 August 1689
On this day, Madame unburdens herself in a letter to her aunt. Monsieur wants to make the Marquis d’Effiat the governor of their son. Madame is horrified, for she and all France know that M d’Effiat is “the most despicable and most debauche...
25 August 1741
From the Memoirs of the Duc de Luynes
On this day, the court comes out of mourning:
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I write about what I call the Versailles Century (1682-1789), that period when the Kings of France resided in their great chateau at Versailles and the elites of Europe from Madrid to Moscow looked to them for cultural leadership.
American, ex-NYC teacher, current migrant. Now in France, writing about daily life, dislocation, and the weird middle of change. Not a guide. Not a francophile. Just trying to notice things. I’ll try to keep it interesting.
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