At the end of April 1774, King Louis XV of France began to suffer from bouts of fever. He had been warned by his doctors “not to make love quite so often.” His beloved mistress, Madame du Barry, tried to comfort him. The Duke of Croÿ wrote, “For eight days, the King often looked and [read more]
On 17 April 1770, Marie Antoinette swore on a bible to renounce her rights to the Austrian hereditary lands through her mother and to Lorraine through her father. This was done to ensure that no claims were made through the female line should the male line fail. That evening, her brother Joseph II, Holy Roman [read more]
The marriage of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI famously remained unconsummated for seven years. The traditional bedding ceremony had taken place following the wedding. The nuptial bed was blessed by the Archbishop of Rheims as King Louis XV handed his grandson his nightgown. Marie Antoinette received hers from the Duchess of Chartres. Both now [read more]
Read part two here. Just a few days after his mother’s death, Louis Charles was bullied into admitting that his aunt Elisabeth was the one “who carried out the plots best.” This information was duly brought to the council by Antoine Simon. Eventually, it was argued that Elisabeth should also be tried by the Revolutionary [read more]
Read part one here. They had arrived at the Temple with virtually nothing, but over the next few weeks, they were able to buy items to decorate their rooms. By then, they had been stripped of their attendants, including the Princess of Lamballe and the Marquise de Tourzel. Louis Charles couldn’t be alone, so he [read more]
In 1784, Marie Antoinette was once again pregnant. She had given birth to a daughter – Marie Thérèse – in 1778 and a son – Louis Joseph – in 1781. She had also suffered a miscarriage in late 1783. Louis Joseph was proving to be a sickly child, and a second son would be beneficial [read more]
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