Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6 - Being secret memoirs of...
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Author: Du Hausset, Mme.,1713-1801
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Language: English
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Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6

Dhs. 49.83 Dhs. 24.90

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6

Dhs. 49.83 Dhs. 24.90
Author: Du Hausset, Mme.,1713-1801
Format: eBook
Language: English

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6 - Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe

"The dismissal of M. Necker irritated the people beyond description. They looked upon themselves as insulted in their favourite. Mob succeeded mob, each more mischievous and daring than the former. The Duc d'Orleans continued busy in his work of secret destruction. In one of the popular risings, a sabre struck his bust, and its head fell, severed from its body. Many of the rioters (for the ignorant are always superstitious) shrunk back at this omen of evil to their idol. His real friends endeavoured to deduce a salutary warning to him from the circumstance. I was by when the Duc de Penthievre told him, in the presence of his daughter, that he might look upon this accident as prophetic of the fate of his own head, as well as the ruin of his family, if he persisted. He made no answer, but left the room. "On the 14th of July, and two or three days preceding, the commotions took a definite object. The destruction of the Bastille was the point proposed, and it was achieved. Arms were obtained from the old pensioners at the Hotel des Invalides. Fifty thousand livres were distributed among the chiefs of those who influenced the Invalides to give up the arms. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 3881
Author: Du Hausset, Mme.
Release Date: Dec 3, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Lamballe, Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de, 1749-1792


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