Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2 - Being the Historic Memoirs...
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Author: Campan, Mme. (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette),1752-1822
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Language: English
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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2

€6,25

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2

€6,25
Author: Campan, Mme. (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette),1752-1822
Format: eBook
Language: English

Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volume 2 - Being the Historic Memoirs of Madam Campan, First Lady in Waiting to the Queen

Maria Leczinska was just dead; the death of the Dauphin had preceded hers by three years; the Jesuits were suppressed, and piety was to be found at Court only in the apartments of Mesdames. The Duc de Choiseuil ruled. Etiquette still existed at Court with all the forms it had acquired under Louis XIV.; dignity alone was wanting. As to gaiety, there was none. Versailles was not the place at which to seek for assemblies where French spirit and grace were displayed. The focus of wit and intelligence was Paris. The King thought of nothing but the pleasures of the chase: it might have been imagined that the courtiers indulged themselves in making epigrams by hearing them say seriously, on those days when the King did not hunt, "The King does nothing to-day."[In sporting usance (see SOULAIRE, p. 316).] The arrangement beforehand of his movements was also a matter of great importance with Louis XV. On the first day of the year he noted down in his almanac the days of departure for Compiegne, Fontainebleau, Choisy, etc. The weightiest matters, the most serious events, never deranged this distribution of his time. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 3885
Author: Campan, Mme. (Jeanne-Louise-Henriette)
Release Date: Dec 4, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English

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